Rats go, birds and beasts return
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The process of creating a $1,700-a-night seaside resort on one of the Seychelles islands involved restoring much of the habitat to its original condition. One aspect of this was the repatriation of many species of birds and eradication of imported flora such as the lannier plant.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2003
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Points of no return
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Both Russia and Japan claim sovereignty in the southern Kuriles, a group of four islands in the northern Pacific Ocean. Japan is making their return a condition of economic aid to Russia.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
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Return of the glaciers
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New Zealand boasts of several glaciers. The Tasman Glacier, the most well-known of these, is 1.6 kilometers wide on average and 600 meters thick. It traverses Mount Cook National Park.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
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