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F~r left and above: , ·: <br /> Wetlands in the United states <br /> in Thailand.. <br /> <br /> . Residents of wetlands: cr~odile~ <br /> ~ ~:17[- ~ulJf~og, dragonfly, bo~. <br />'" ~. /. digging ho~e to Jay eggs <br /> <br /> "In the mangrove for- <br /> " . . . ~ ' e~t life aboth~d~: One ~n <br />find~h~rebir~s/cra~ing m~&~: ~ing'ca~ and mud~kip~r <br />~h that s~ acr~ the swmp mud to make the~ way.~tween <br /> <br /> ~e cfis~ ~ ~ldMde. Inter~}foml. Wildlife mag~ s~at~: <br /> ~,-fem, ~you~, m~0ve swm~ salt marsh~, pr~e <br /> <br /> and lagunas thai once covered more than 6 per. cent of the .- <br />Earth's landmass 'are in deep trouble. So many. have been drained <br />for farming, destroyed by pollution or filled in by developers.that <br />about half the planet's wetland acreage has disappeared."-: ' ' '"" <br /> Will people make peace with the earth? So far the signs are not <br />encouraging. Yet, some struggle valiantly and'claim that.they will,: <br />succeed. Jehovah, the earth's Creator, says they will fail. He prom- <br />ises to step in and'stop ttie assault on his marvelous earthly creation. <br />He will "bring to ruin"thos~ rukrffng the earth," and in-their stead he <br />will leave upon it those, who wilr-"take' ~are of it." To such appre- <br />ciative ones, he will;present it asa gift: "You are the ones blessed <br />by Jehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth. As regards the heavens, <br />to Jehovah the heavens belong, but the earth he has given to the <br />sons of men.'?.--Revelation 11:18; Genesis 2:15; Psalm 115:15, 16. <br /> <br /> Awakel 'January 22; 1994 <br /> <br /> <br />