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Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
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Marcela Valente

At the Gates of the Polar Year

The Argentine city of Ushuaia is preparing to welcome hundreds of scientists who will study the South Pole beginning in March 2007.

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The African elephant competes with the local human population for land and water.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos

By Kudzanayi Shumba

Elephant Overpopulation Keeps Cull Debate Simmering

Local communities participate in elephant management in Zimbabwe. But the authorities aren't ruling out the possibility of returning to culling to control the herd size -- a practice that was abandoned 17 years ago..

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