GABON SAVING FORESTS

TO GO WITH THE STORY SLUGGED GABON SAVING FORESTS--A lone elephant grazes at a clearing in the rain forest of Lope Reserve, Gabon, July 4, 2001. Faced with dwindling rain forests, threatened species and pressure for profits in one of the world's poorest regions, conservationists in central Africa are turning to an unlikely ally for help: the timber industry. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)