Canadian Geographic Magazine: May/June 2004 issue

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In this issue

May/June 2004

FEATURES

WILDLIFE
Cougar attack!
Is it possible to live safely with feline predators in our midst?
By Terry Glavin

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
CG In-depth: Cougars in Canada

ENERGY
Gas from grain
The science and politics fuelling the future of ethanol
By John DeMont

ECOSYSTEMS
Spring between the tides
May Day brings an outburst of life to an old salt marsh
By Harry Thurston with photography by Thaddeus Holownia

WATER
High and dry
Water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan are lingering near all-time lows. Are the Great Lakes draining?
By David Lees

SOLITUDE
Alone in the wilderness
A biologist retreats to a remote island for a year to study the animal whose behaviour he knows best — himself
By Bob Kull

DEPARTMENTS

The inside story
News from The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Editor’s notebook
Wondering where the lions are

Contributors
Meet our writers and photographers

Reverberations
Inuk feedback, Acadians had a choice, Schoolyard memories

Discovery
Express concern, Flower power, Bar-coding nature, Sustainable seafood, Cleaning bill, True blue find, Waste-not buildings, Letting lampreys off the hook, Dark science, Factory farm foes

Explorer
Natural science
Discover more at Explorer Online!

À la carte
Salt of the Earth

Reviews
Top wildlife and environment picks, Tracking the planet’s resilience, A Big Year in birding, Ode to Clayoquot Sound

On the horizon
Gem junket

Mosaic
Raptor rehab
by Roy Tanami

In habitat
The Cariboo solution
by Heidi Redl