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Articles of the author Cam McGrath
Gold prospectors raise stakes in Nubian hinterland
Record high international gold prices have strengthened the precious metal's appeal and propelled prospectors deep into the Egyptian wilderness in search of buried treasure. Foreign mining companies have already begun operations at Sukari Hill and (...)

21 - 09 - 2011
Poachers snap up crocodiles as pets, souvenirs and handbags
A dozen mummified baby crocodiles peer out from the clutter of a dusty shop at the back of Aswan's tourist bazaar. The ultimate Nubian souvenir, the shop owner claims, spinning yarns about monster crocodiles that once terrorized his village. “When (...)

01 - 09 - 2011
Aswan''s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
Aswan--When the M/S Eugenie first cruised the length of Lake Nasser in 1993, its passengers sipped whiskey sours on the polished oak sundeck of the stately vessel as it slipped past the barren peaks, virgin dunes and mysterious temples that lined (...)

21 - 01 - 2011
Egypt''s crocodile hunters jump the gun
Aswan--Illegal crocodile hunting has spiked in recent months following press reports that led people to believe the animal had been taken off Egypt's protected species list. “We've seen a lot [of evidence] of illegal hunting for crocodiles lately, (...)

17 - 12 - 2010
Protectorates not protected: Saluga and Ghazal
Aswan--The dry desert wind that fills the canvas sails of feluccas weaving their way between the islands of the First Cataract carries the biggest single threat to Egypt's last remaining stand of Nile Valley gallery forest. On muggy summer nights (...)

18 - 11 - 2010
Cold therapy puts fish in the mood
Seabass are promiscuous, but if the atmosphere's not just right, they're not in the mood. Dim the lights and chill the air, and suddenly they're raring to go. At the National Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries in Alexandria (NIOF), researchers (...)

27 - 10 - 2010
Red Sea dive boat fleet: Some assembly required
Hurghada--The grinding of saws and pounding of mallets echoes through Hurghada's shipyards, where dive boats are stripped down to their wood skeletons and rebuilt using traditions of boat building that date back thousands of years. Most of the 1500 (...)

22 - 10 - 2010
A murky business: Diving chamber accused of corruption
Hurghada--A simmering row between diving centers and the diving industry's national regulator is muddying the waters of Egypt's LE15 billion diving industry. The accusations started flying last year when a number of local diving center owners (...)

26 - 07 - 2010
Shark poachers prowl Egyptian waters
Hurghada--Yemeni shark poachers are operating in Egyptian waters and have been involved in at least one confrontation with the Egyptian navy, environment ministry officials say. “Over the past few weeks Yemeni shark fishing boats and their fishing (...)

12 - 07 - 2010
Hurghada stakeholders fear more oil spills
HURGHADA--A small oil spill last month in the sea near Hurghada has rekindled fears among the Red Sea resort city's stakeholders that a major incident could wipe the town off the tourist map. “Our capital is the beach,” says Sameh Howaidek, chairman (...)

11 - 07 - 2010
Living on the edge, waiting for a slaughter
EL-MAYA EL-HAYA, Helwan: You won't find it on any map; officials rarely acknowledge its existence. But follow the stream of pickup trucks and donkey carts piled high with garbage heading south from Helwan and you may find the unmarked turnoff onto a (...)

08 - 05 - 2009
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