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For the preservation of the world’s animals
Poaching is never far from the lips of Southern Africa’s rangers and guides. Hunters illegally target the “Big Five” animals: African elephant, African rhinoceros, leopard, lion, and Cape buffalo. Hunters coined the term “Big Five” to identify the most dangerous animals to stalk and kill on foot.
Indiscriminate hunters drive herds to the point of extinction either for sport or profit. To illustrate the magnitude of the problem, last year, rhino horns traded for $1,610 per ounce—more than the cost of gold. The high price attracts those looking for fast money by selling horns in the Middle East for coming-of-age ornaments, and in China for traditional medicine.
Sometimes such sales are used to prop up oppressive regimes. For instance, media from countries adjoining Zimbabwe have long suspected that President Robert Mugabe’s administration uses funds from elephant tusks to prop up its government and finance its conflicts.
Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.
July 25, 2011 &
August 1, 2011
double issue
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Letters
Cindy Roemer, Laurel Marquart, Brian Zavitz, Charles Palenz
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Singing in perfect harmony
Maike Byrd, Staff Editor
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‘. . . So I can read the holy book myself’
Fredrick Nzwili
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Building on the bedrock of spirituality
Patti Waterson
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Prayer about unemployment: from millions, to one
Margaret Campbell
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God is Love
By Christa Kreutz
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How do we get to know God better?
By Brian Hall
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Lights leading to the practice
David Horn
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Your questions about church
Giulia Nesi, Scott Putnam
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Healing and church
Glory Holzworth, Adrienne Jones
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A career of healing in the theatre arts
By Kim Shippey
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Excerpts from Theatre: Its Healing Role in Education
Richard Morse
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Hang up on ‘Uncle George’
By Bob Cochran
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Seasons of good
Christie Hanzlik
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Why worship together?
Lois Carlson
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His
Wil Meacham
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Prosperous living
Sue Spotts
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A to-do list?
Kay Weed
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For the preservation of the world’s animals
By Colleen Douglass
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Healing stories from South Africa
Senelisiwe Nkomo, Gemma Ritchie, Moleboheng Beauty Masehlelo, Nikki Papadopoulos, Maia James
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Let's pray
Travis, Lou, Monique, Davin
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Striking the right notes in families
By Ginny Luedeman
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Getting along with my father-in-law
Name withheld
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Healing steps to reconciliation
By Jean Paul Nlend Nkott
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Relationships renewed by Love
Name withheld
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My marriage was saved
By Chris Harvey
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If ‘thy brother hath aught against thee . . .’
Mary Ann Cahill
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Family harmony—it’s possible!
John Minard, Valerie Minard
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Roadside assistance with God
An experience of Bev and Kurt Smith
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Singing and soaring beyond the Requiem
By Elaine Lang
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Spiritual safety
James Masson Coleman
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Montana dusk
Maike Byrd
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Vision restored
Don Alusic
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Constant protection as a stuntman
Loren Janes
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Depression overcome
Peter Tyner
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Hockey healings
Anne Cooling , Evan Cooling
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From extremes to a world in balance
The Editors