The dunes of Coachella

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The Coachella National Wildlife Refuge in the desert of California is jointly managed by various conservation agencies including the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Each of these agencies are responsible for maintaining the preserves. One of the preserves, the Sand Dune Ecosystems owned by the FWS, has become the home of the endangered Coachella valley fringe-toed lizards that rely on the presence of windblown sand for survival. Experimental programs to restore the dune ecosystem is carried out by FWS to rehabilitate the Coachella valley fringe-toed lizard.

Environmental aspects, Natural history, Environmental policy, Lizards, Sand dunes, Dunes, Coachella Valley Preserve, California

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Casting out the outcasts

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The UK may end what small tolerance yet exists for the way of life of 75,000 gypsies and New Age travellers if a pending change in the 1968 Caravan Sites Act is enacted. The changes would relieve local authorities from any obligation to provide camp sites and would criminalize unauthorized camps. Some officials feel that criminalizing the nomadic will only intensify the problem. Gypsy organizations such as the Romany Guild and the Gypsy National Council are active in efforts to prevent the Caravan Sites Act repeal and win more civil rights.

Social aspects, United Kingdom, Laws, regulations and rules, Romanies, Right of way, Nomads

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Terror on an eight-hour shift: when Mike Hensley makes his rounds at the maximum-security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, he calculates every step

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Hensley describes his time as hostage in the spring of 1993 when a riot erupted at the Ohio prison. Discussed is the system of inmate control, inmate interaction with each other and with guards, how guards feel about inmates, and the psychological effects of the 11-day riot on the guards.

Personal narratives, Cover Story, Prison administration, Prison riots, Correctional personnel

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