Native Australian David Sheppard summons the oft-quoted backpacker’s
mantra, “take only photographs, leave only footprints,” as he reflects on
the fragility — and relatively newfound fame — of the eight natural
wonders recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. “Natural World
Heritage sites represent the best of what nature has to offer,” says
Sheppard, Head of the Protected Areas Program for the International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the organization which recommended the
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Astronauts
flying aboard space shuttle Endeavour on Saturday plan to deliver a device to
the International Space Station that may leave you wondering if Nasa is taking
recycling too far.
