European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Steve Raymer National geographic or the Young Coli plus who live along Whooper Way in Crane City the term a love nest has special meaning. This is where scientists of the International Crane foundation arc helping make Happy Homes for More than 100 endangered cranes including about 15 percent of All the whooping cranes in the Wold. Crane City a place of whimsical name but serious purpose is a Community of cranes housed in pens and cages along a a streets covering several acres in the a dded Hills near Baraboo wis. Its residents include Birds of each of the worlds 15 Crane species seven of them endangered. The whooping cranes Are among the most important residents. The who pcs a some newly hatched from eggs Laid in Canadas Wood Buffalo National Park a Are Given a nutritious diet a Choice of mates and pens secure from the likes of raccoons Hawks and burrowing badgers. And to make sure they really feel at Home floodlights have been installed to simulate the Midnight Sun of the far North where the cranes nest. A Center spokesman said the lights help trigger Breeding. A the whooping cranes return from the Brink of extinction is one of the Best stories in ,�?T�?T says George Archibald director of the non profit foundation. V the whooping cranes grounds a have been steadily disappearing number about 255 worldwide a More than conservation lists a it thought says Archibald because of the greater population Archibald says tie emphasis has 1 shifted from a strictly captive Breeding to habitat preservation and education so that the cranes will be Able to survive in the wild without Man s care. A a. A a a a a a a a the Baraboo Stock lays enough eggs to Hatch 20 new whopper Chick year. Archibald expects to release the first Birds hatched in Captivity by. 1992 in Florida a Kissimmee Prairie All the Birds Are descendants of 16 whooping cranes counted in 1941. V. A the Job of Breeding Birds in i privity is fraught with problems. Foundation staffers say the whoppers withstand cold Well but Are prone to infectious diseases and injuries w Hen Chicks fight among themselves. �?o1 have a checklist of disaster that can happen to cranes a says Archibald. A Uji Dieve me up Here we know every Bird Archibald knows a lot of cranes Well. 1ic has helped bring Crane populations Back from the Edge on five continents a including in the heavily fortified demilitarized one separating North Korea and South Korea. During the 1970s Archibald worked with both governments bitter cold War foes to establish feeding areas for red crowned and White naked cranes in the Doz. Today about 120 red crowned cranes Winter inside the Border zone. A the Doz is one of the Best protected areas. _ on Earth for cranes a says Archibald with a touch of irony. A a. Amore recently he and the foundation have worked with the soviet Union China and Mon notional geographic a Young whooping Crane its feathers still a Light Brown is a product of Crane City. Golia to establish Safe feeding Ami nesting areas for cranes in some of the remotest regions of East Asia. Relaxation of tensions in that area has spurred economic development threatening More species of cranes than anywhere else in the world. Soviet and chinese delegations sat Down in Baraboo recently to negotiate an agreement protecting thousands of acres of wetlands along the amur River separating the two often fractious communist giants and to discuss creating a Reserve. Archibald is also officials to persuade Hunters in Afghanistan and Pakistan not to kill cranes during their migration through Himalaya passes to Winter quarters in India. A we depend on International Girod will a says Archibald. A when we re not Breeding Birds our Job is to get people at a glance size 4,015 Square Miles smaller than Connecticut population 2,852,000 1989 estimate main languages arabic official a French and armenian a overview Lebanon rises from Sandy Mediterranean beaches and a productive coastal Plain to Mountain. Ranges in the Interior and along its Eastern Border separated by the Fertile Bekaan Valley. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times a including the phoenician civilization a and has Long been a Crossroads for Trade and transportation. It was part of. The ottoman Empire for 4f j years until the British Lebanon and French occupied it during. World War i. Lebanon was granted full Independence in 1943. internal conflicts and troubles with and among its neighbors have caused great physical and economic damage throughout the country the capital a circuit once an International finance Center. Its a fact Lebanon has the highest percentage of christians in any Arab country a about 40 questions a Why gargling with Salt water help soothe a sore Throat i properly mixed Salt water bathes the Nouth temporarily washing away some bacteria infected material and pus which causes discomfort says or. Howard l. Levine an ear nose and Throat specialist in Cleveland. Ilc ays the proper mixture is one of Salt mixed in a quart of. Lukewarm water. In addition adding baking soda to the solution can help break up thick mucus. But for severe sore throats recommends an equal mixture of Hydrogen peroxide and Antiseptic mouthwash. He says the Hydrogen peroxide oxygenates the Mouth making it less Friendly to bacteria. A a gargling Only helps for sore throats or other Mouth infections Quot he said. Quot it does t do any Good if you have laryngitis which is an inflammation of the voice Box because the liquid Only reaches the Back of the Mouth.�?�. Why does Gelatin gel a Gelatin is a tasteless odourless substance extracted by boiling Collagen a jell like fibrous protein found in animal Bones tendons hoofs and connective tissues. When d ried Gelatin is mixed in warm water the Fine grained particles do not actually dissolve but rather become evenly dispersed and remain suspended in the liquid according to or. Robert h. C of a chemical consultant in Scarsdale . When cooled to 95 l and below the Gelatin particles absorb five to 10 times their weight in liquid expanding into a coagulated set soul slate or gel Cox says. The cooler the environment the More Waier is # aha irked. I /4 it t a i la jag 24 it r / a a a a u f it Page 7
