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The article discusses the capture and training of killer whales. It states that up until 1965, scientists believed they were untrainable, preferring to focus their energies on understanding dolphins. On July 12, 1965, however, scientists captured Namu, and discovered that they were as intelligent and trainable as dolphins. They have since become a staple at aquatic shows. This was made possible by military funding, which sought to train dolphins and killer whales for use in search and recovery missions.

The article discusses the conservation trial led by the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota that seeks to prevent Reserve Mining from dumping taconite tailings into Lake Superior. It says that the effort is also joined by several citizen organizations including the Northern Environmental Council. According to the author, the plant shut down but dumping and operations resumed after two days. The naturally fine qualities of Lake Superior, which make it frustrating to fish or study are also discussed.

The article features the Brooks Range, which is considered the largest untouched wilderness on the North Ameican continent. Robert Marshall, a forester who explored the Brooks Range, created a system of wilderness and primitive areas in the national forests of the continental U.S. and he also introduced the concept of a wilderness elite. Historical record shows several expeditions made on the Brooks Range. A town called Anaktuvuk Pass has been established and visitors can take a view of the valley of the Yukon to Bettles above the Arctic Circle by plane.

The article features Victor John Yannacone Jr., who is an attorney for the militant conservation group called Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in the U.S. in 1969. It says that Yannacone is an exclamatory lawyer from Patchogue, New York, who was once the youngest Eagle Scout of the state. According to the author, EDF is described as the most militant of the 150 conservation organizations in the country. Yannacone believes that the conservation movement has little influence on the U.S. Congress because legislators cater only to special-interest groups.

The article talks about nuclear power plants and the environmental damage they can cause. The U.S. is experiencing a resurgence of the fight between the Atomic Energy Commission and fishermen, swimmers, and homeowners due to the proposed construction of 100 nuclear plants in the country. Thermal pollution and the damage it is capable of bringing to bodies of water such as decrease in dissolved energy content, rise in pollutant toxicity, and encourages the growth of noxious blue-green algae is discussed.

The article explores the problems associated with the efforts made by David Wingate, a resident ornithologist and a conservation officer in Bermuda, in preserving the cahow. Wingate found the impracticality of using bafflers and decided to reverse the historic chain of events by building artificial burrows which forced the cahow to compete with the longtail bird. He later on examined the possibility of pesticide residues in the cahow. He also reintroduced original native plants and animals in a bid to recreate the primeval environment on Nonsuch.

The article discusses issues regarding the conservation of natural resources in the U.S. It says that the problem facing the country lies in the fact that no single database exists on how such resources are used. When environmental degradation occurs causing people to act, they do so in separate areas. If their complaints are addressed, it claims that the redress is only superficial. It suggests that a single federal body be set up to monitor the environment and that policies be set which are preventive in nature.

The article profiles Laurance Rockefeller, a resort builder and philanthropist. He serves as president and contributes his share to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc., the family give-away program. As a businessman, Rockefeller earned a reputation as a remarkably effective venture capitalist. Since 1955, he has constructed six vacation resorts for a total of 60 million U.S. dollars.

The article discusses the campaign for conservation in the U.S. The authors share that if progress were true progress, then there should be no complaint. But they state that progress has come to stand for stupidity, greed, graft, malice and moral debasement, with the charm of the cities imperiled. They also acknowledge the Wilderness Bill passed by the U.S. Congress but contends that it has no effect on 190 million Americans.

The article explores the scenery at the Hudson River in New York and the controversy surrounding its origin from the Adirondack Mountains to its canyon on the ocean floor. The Hudson contains a variety animal life and biological surveys of all the state's watersheds conducted by the New York Conservation Department in the 1920s-30s detailed the aquatic plants, plankton, insects and fishes of the region. Conservationists though are fighting the proposal of Consolidated Edison Co. to build a hydroelectric station at the foot of Storm King Mountain.

The article presents news briefs related to sports. Jai-alai enthusiast Jack I. Goldner formed the Knickerbocker Jai-Lai Fronton Corporation and sought same gambling privileges as that of horse racing. After losing to the Colt .45s, managers of the Cincinnati Reds and the Phillies expressed disgust with their respective players for seemingly forgetting about their losses while filling themselves with the fine meal served by the Colt's steward. National Football League owners are eyeing on New Orleans, Louisiana as a possible permanent playoff site.

The article focuses on Dr. George W. Bennett, chief of the Aquatic Biology Section of the Illinois Natural History Survey in Urbana, and what he has to say to anglers and state fish and game commissions. He points out that there should be no closed season on largemouths which he rates as the most intelligent of fresh water fish. He has been studying fresh water gamefish and took charge of the Ridge Lake laboratory for studies of largemouth bass in Fox Ridge State Park. He finds fishing interesting because of its inconsistency.

The article discusses various issues related to sports in the U.S. as of April 1963. It says that Big Ten commissioner Bill Reed sifted reports accusing Indiana and Purdue of illegal recruiting practices after high school All-America basketball star Tom Niemeier signed a letter of intent with Purdue. The author adds that a lack of playing fields forced the City of Reno, Nevada to cut the number of boys in Little League. Information on the boat owners in New Mexico is also presented.

The article deals with the fraudulent activities in the vacation home business in the U.S. in 1973. The state and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of Interstate Land Sales Registration (OILSR), focus on examining complaints concerning the deceptive practices in the industry. To deal with the problems, the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act was implemented which requires developers who sell subdivisions of at least 50 undeveloped lots to file a detailed Statement of Record to the OILSR.

The article focuses on the importance of a camera to capture the details of our nature. The best nature photographers are able to show the nature to be more charming and attractive than most individuals have imagined or observed it to be. With the use of the sophisticated equipment, the photographers have composed, lighted and stopped nature at its best at least from the point of view of conventional esthetics. They also offer people a new awareness of the true majesty of nature as well as foster a desire to protect and at the same time conserve it.

The article discusses the hunter-conservationist organization Shikar-Safari Club International's financing and sponsorship of Operation Oryx, which aims to increase the population of the endangered Arabian oryx in the Middle East. Other organizations involved in the conservation effort are Great Britain's Fauna Preservation Society, the Survival Service Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund. Plans to breed captive oryx in Phoenix, Arizona are described.

This section offers sports news briefs. The scandal involving former Illinois governor and now federal judge Otto Kerner has affected the state of the horse racing in the state, in which Kerner allegedly made big profits from racetrack stock when he was still governor. Denver is facing huge problems when it hosts the 1976 Winter Games as it faces environmental activists who claims that the sporting event will damage the natural beauty of Colorado. The University of California, Los Angeles defeated The Citadel 105-49 in Los Angeles, California in 1971.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's adventures canoeing on an 80-mile trip over the waters of New York City in 1971.

The article talks about the investigation of naturalist and biologist Dr. Alfred Etter into the U.S. federal poisoning program. Etter studied the poisoning policies of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Colorado and discovered violations such as the unauthorized placement of poison baits and cyanide guns on lands of the Bureau of Land Management, failure to post warning signs, and unauthorized placement of guns on recreational land. It also looks into the justifications of predator control by federal employees.

The article investigates the implications of poisoning and programs of extermination throughout the Western half of the U.S. for wildlife and man. Deaths of animals and men have been recorded caused by sodium fluoroacetate, or 1080, the poisonous chemical used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's death squads. Legal and illegal poisoning have reduced the number of wild animals and endangered species. While Americans show concern to ecology and warnings of the dangers of poisoning have been issued, the distribution and manufacturing of 1080 continues.

The article discusses how aragonite is being mined by the Dillingham Corp. of Hawaii from the Great Bahama Bank in 1970, from which a new island is emerging from the sea called Ocean Cay. It says that among the islands, islets and cays in the Bahamas, Ocean Cay is considered the least lovely because it is a flat and rough rectangular island that resembles a barren swatch of the Sahara. The mining has resulted in the presence of long bars, broad drifts and curving barchans of pure aragonite along the edges of the bank.

The article discusses various sports-related developments and issues in the U.S., as of October 26, 1970. Fans of the California-based football team Oakland Athletics has launched a campaign against the team's owner Charles O. Finley. Race horse Bold Ruler, winner of the Preakness race in 1957, was successfully treated with cobalt therapy to arrest the development of its cancer. It also announces the death of amateur athletics Fred (Dutch) Leidig in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 61.

The article presents an update on notable people and sports as of April 1968. There are reports that bullfighter El Cordobés has paid to play three games of soccer. The first public speech in 10 years was delivered by aviator Charles Lindbergh about conservation in Alaska. Houston Astros pitcher Bo Belinsky is planning to marry Jo Collins as soon as her divorce becomes final.