3/1995 Dead or Alive

The Endangered Species Act
By Douglas H. Chadwick Photographs by Joel Sartore, A controversial U. S. law that protects dwindling plant and animal species comes up for reauthorization this year. Good intentions have run wild at the expense of jobs and property rights, say critics of the act.
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Bombay
By John McCarry Photographs by Steve McCurry, Fueled by free-market reforms, Bombay has emerged as the economic engine driving India into the 21st century. Yet overflowing slums and religious tensions pose challenges to prosperity.
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Chinchorro Mummies
By Bernardo Arriaza Photographs by Enrico Ferorelli, Unearthed from the sands of northern Chile, intact burials from 7,000 years ago reveal secrets of a lost culture, including the world's earliest
method of mummification.
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Journey to Aldabra
Text and photographs by David Doubilet, In the western Indian Ocean, four small coral islands—virtually uninhabited outposts of the Republic of Seychelles—teem with frigate-birds, giant tortoises, and a
glorious parade of marine life.
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North Carolina's Piedmont
By Cathy Newman Photographs by Pete Souza
The red-clay realm of the North Carolina Piedmont nurtures make-do folks devoted to their churches and their race-car heroes—and proud of their booming cities.
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