The medicine from the Pacific yew tree is called taxol, it is used to fight breast and ovarian cancers.
Herds of marauding hippos hassle humans and wreak havoc on rice
harvest in Niger
Herds of marauding hippos hassle humans and wreak havoc on rice
harvest in Niger Higher than usual hippo populations have caused
conflict with the human population on the Niger River. About 12
boats have been smashed and some rice fieldshave been damaged.
Authorities have banned navigation on parts of the river, because
of the hippos. OCTOBER 17. 2000