National Geographic March 2009

CONDITION 

·        Magazine –  Good, clean pages, reading wear

FEATURES

·        The Canadian Oil Boom – Tar sands yield millions of barrels—but at what cost? By Robert Kunzig; Photographs by Peter Essick

·        Saving Energy Starts at Home – Suburban families go on a strict low-carbon diet. By Peter Miller; Photographs by Tyrone Turner

·        Mystic Waters in China – Visitors are enthralled by the Jiuzhaigou reserve. Essay by Edward Hoagland; Photographs by Michael Yamashita

·        The Sinai’s Separate Peace – Old enemies made a pact that seems to be holding. By Matthew Teague; Photographs by Matt Moyer

·        Path of the Jaguar – Habitat loss is hemming in the big New World cat. By Mel White

·        Blue Whales – The greatest whale is inching away from extinction. By Kenneth Brower; Photographs by Flip Nicklin

DEPARTMENTS

·        Editor’s Note

·        Letters

·        Your Shot

·        Photo Journal

·        Visions of Earth

·        Conservation – Turtles in Hot Water – Thousands of U.S. snappers are stewed in China.

·        Expeditions – Reading Gorilla Bones – The skeletons of Dian Fossey’s apes hold secrets.

·        Geography – Ring Around New York – Calls form the city span the globe.

·        Environment – Mosquito Hosts – The pools of foreclosed homes are health hazards.

·        Wildlife – Jaws, Two – The moray eel bites twice to send food on its way.

·        Science – How Dogs Keep On Mushing – The Iditarod runners have a metabolic strategy.

·        Follow Up

·        Inside Geographic

·        Flashback

COVER

·        An infrared camera reveals red hot spots and cool blues at a 1910 Connecticut house. Photo by Tyrone Turner

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