National Geographic - May 1991, Vol. 179, No. 5
Elephants: Out of Time, Out of Space (The international ban
on ivory trade has reduced poaching, but in both Africa and Asia the largest
land mammal faces the long-term danger of dwindling habitat.)
Chicago: Welcome to
the Neighborhood (Chicago, home to 80 ethnic groups, is a checkerboard of
distinct communities that form a whole greater than the sum of its parts.)
Bhutan, Kingdom in
the Clouds (Three decades after opening to the outside world, this Himalayan
kingdom hoards its wild beauty while enforcing codes to protect its culture.)
Iraq: Crucible of
Civilization (Civilization and warfare evolved in the Tigris and Euphrates
Valleys, today’s Iraq, where great empires rose, then crumbled to dust.)
Once and Future
Landfills (Digging deep into garbage, researchers seek to solve the problem of
mounting waste, and uncover surprising facts about what’s in our landfills and
how long it lasts.)
Chicago; Bhutan; ancient Iraq; archaeology of landfills;
elephants
