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Summit 2 - U9 - L3

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  • What have Milarch and his sons been doing from among more than sixty of the world's best-known species?
    They have been cloning trees.
  • What have the elephants done as they search for food?
    They have destroyed farms.
  • What percentage of these forests have been destroyed?
    About 98%.
  • What did Vathana work to establish in communities to increase literacy and provide wildlife conservation education?
    Community schools.
  • How old are some of California's huge redwoods and sequoias?
    Some are 2,000 to 3,000 years old
  • Where did Tuy Sereivathana grow up?
    In the countryside.
  • What have farmers done to protect their livelihoods?
    They have killed the elephants.
  • What protective measure did Vathana help the farmers build around their farms?
    He helped them build electric fences.
  • What do Milarch and Lee want people to do with their cloned trees?
    to buy their cloned trees and plant them.
  • What did Vathana realize that the farmers needed to know more about?
    The elephants' migration patterns and how to apply practical solutions for protecting their farms.
  • What has been destructive for the environment in Cambodia?
    The rise in population and unregulated development
  • For what other purpose can the cloned trees be used?
    They can even be used in the manufacture of much-needed medications.
  • What was the elephant population by the early years of this century?
    It had fallen dramatically to 500.
  • How does David Milarch describe himself?
    He describes himself as a workaholic.
  • For which organization did Vathana work?
    The country's national parks.
  • What did Vathana convince the farmers to organize themselves to do at night?
    To guard their farms at night.
  • What is Tuy Sereivathana now known as?
    Uncle Elephant.
  • What type of plants did Vathana teach farmers how to use to discourage the animals from eating their crops?
    Hot chili peppers and other native plants.
  • Who are co-founders of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive?
    David Milarch & Leslie Lee
  • What are David Milarch & Leslie Lee doing to turn things around regarding the destruction of old-growth forests?
    They are creating clones of ancient trees to be planted.
  • What plays a key role in keeping the earth's atmosphere clean?
    Old-growth forests.
  • Where are inexperienced farmers taking up agriculture?
    Near the edges of Cambodia's forests.
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