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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