European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18too Many Deer Are devouring National Park spat Durkin National geographic he sight of Bare Forest floor stretching i to the top of a Mountain Ridge sends a a chill through the soul of Park Ranger Tom Mcfadden. It Means another year of starvation for the White tailed Deer that have overpopulated Cato tin Mountain Park near Thurmont my. Last Winter Mcfadden the Park superintendent carried dozens of starving animals one by one off the Snow covered Mountain to nurse them himself a a a. A. A it will be worse this year a he says. A a there a nothing left out there for them to  by Early fall the hungry animals had stripped away the Summers new growth. This is the Forth year without new Trees to re place aging ones. A the Deer literally arc eating Down this Forest a Mcfadden says. Cato tin is among the 20 National Parks in the United states that arc most threatened by exploding Deer populations. The devastating Impact on the Forest habitat in these Parks most of them in the East is greater than the forests ability to recover. ,. National geographic a White tailed Deer searches for food in one of americas a overpopulated Parks. Public Hunting is prohibited in most Parks that Are part of the National system but some National Park service officials have reluctantly concluded that the Only remedy is to deputized marksmen to thin herds a a course of action they realize will provoke Public outcry. The rapid growth of Deer herds in these Parks mirrors what a happening in forests throughout the country. White tailed Deer the most common have increased from an estimated 500,000 at the turn of the Century to More than 15 million today. In certain areas the numbers of mule Deer and Moose arc out of control. In some areas Deer have become nuisances that can destroy entire crops in a single night or ruin a Forest in a decade. They Are also destroying Many of the plants that Parks were created to conserve along with the animals. In preparation for Public hearings on thinning the Deer population Mcfadden invited scientists to evaluate the damage at Cato tin. The results were startling. Within fenced enclosures erected several years ago to keep Deer out diverse plants grow Lush and thick. Beyond the fences the Forest floor is Bare. Hungry Deer have stripped bark off dozens of cat Octine a elms. Stripped Trees Are vulnerable to fungus infections that can cause premature death. Deer have devoured Many of the Parks rare and endangered plants. Gone perhaps forever arc the purple fringed Orchid and Jack in the Pul pit. A. Park service officials generally agree that some Deer should be sacrificed to save both the forests and dozens of animals including Deer that depend on forests for survival. They Hope that once people know the facts they will support Herd thinning. A but the Park service will not act on its own or without Public review. Cato tin will be among the first Parks to. Take its Deer dilemma to the Community. A Public hearing is expected within a year. What happens Here May determine How the problem is solved elsewhere. At a glance port said Suez Capet a cd a it it  alexandrian fun. Olzai Cairo Nile River. Libyan desert Egypt size 386,650 Square Miles about the size of Texas population 54,779,000 1989 estimate main languages arabic official and English overview Egypt a main land areas arc the Nile Valley and Delta a Region along the River containing the most densely populated sections the Sinai Peninsula an area of valuable Oil deposits East of the Suez canal and the Western libyan desert and Eastern arabian desert both part of the vast Sahara desert. Egypt a history goes Back More than 5,000 years starting along the Nile and including one of the great Early civilizations. It later came under the Power of Rome Arab invaders the ottoman turks Napoleon and. Finally the British. Britain granted Egypt nominal Independence in 1922, and made it Complete in a treaty 14 years later. Cairo Egypt a capital is the largest City in Africa. Its a fact Egypt is a modern Center of banking Trade and transportation while continuing to draw millions of tourists to see its ancient pyramids and other  questions q a what causes hiccups q Why can you sometimes see the Moon in the daytime a a Hiccup involves the diaphragm the Sheet of Muscles in the Chest that controls breathing and separates the Chest from the Abdomen and the vocal cords in the voice Box. When a sudden involuntary contraction of the diaphragm is accompanied by a Quick closure of the vocal cords the a a hiccups sound occurs. The. Phrenic nerves which run. From neck to Chest normally coordinate the smooth contraction of the two leaves of the diaphragm. Hiccups May result from any irritation mild or severe anywhere along the path of the phrenic nerve. The cause is usually not dangerous or even obvious according to the american medical association although the cause can be a condition that severely irritates the diaphragm or its nerves. Hiccups Are common after eating a big meal or drinking a lot of alcohol. One cure suggested for hiccups by the Mayo clinic in Rochester minn., is to gently Massage the Back of the a roof of the Mouth with a Cotton tipped swab for a minute or so. A a a the Moon is just As much out in daytime As it is at night a says Neil d. Tyson an astrophysicist at Columbia University in new York. In the daytime Tyson said the Sun is so much brighter than everything else that the Moon May not be noticeable even when it is visible. At night however it is the brightest thing in the sky. A As the Moon orbits around the Earth Over the month it is in All parts of the sky Over a 24-hour period. How much of it is visible depends on the Moons phase or How much of it is illuminated by the Sun. The daytime sky is Bright because the atmosphere scatters sunlight but the Moon is close enough and Large enough to reflect enough sunlight so that it is brighter than the surrounding sky and therefore visible. New York tunes to plus sunday january 20, 1991