the forests of senegal are one of the last remaining strongholds of the majestic west african rosewood tree. it is protected by an international conservation agreement and, at least on paper, the senegalese government has gone even further by making it illegal to fell or export it. i m surrounded by rosewood trees. despite their protected status, the exploitation of these trees continues unabated. there are warnings that unless there is a drastic change, seeing them alive, this could be a thing of the past. casamance, in west africa, is the front line in the fight against deforestation. its foot soldiers are prepared to risk everything.
the forests of senegal are one of the last remaining strongholds of the majestic west african rosewood tree. it is protected by an international conservation agreement and, at least on paper, the senegalese government has gone even further by making it illegal to fell or export it. i m surrounded by rosewood trees. despite their protected status, the exploitation of these trees continues unabated. there are warnings that unless there is a drastic change, seeing them alive, this could be a thing of the past. casamance, in west africa, is the front line in the fight against deforestation. its foot soldiers are prepared to risk everything.
as a rosewood tree dies its unique red sap bleeds out from the cut of the axe. the forests of senegal are one of the last remaining strongholds of the majestic west african rosewood tree. it is protected by an international conservation agreement and, at least on paper, the senegalese government has gone even further by making it illegal to fell or export it. i m surrounded by rosewood trees.
nowhere, and mysteries that go unsolved. cold case detective mark wilson had been trying to unravel one of those mysteries, the disappearance of albuquerque native mike snyder. he could have had a successful job anywhere in the country. one that would have shown up on your sglerch right, yes. but there was no trace of him. not anywhere. it was as if the master mechanic had simply vanished. there wasn t any indication of anything that would match up to him. but mike snyder had filed income tax returns in 2004 and 2005, years after he disappeared. it was quite simply very, very odd. with the investigation seeming to stall, detective wilson called the local paper, the albuquerque journal asking if they would file a story on the cold case. maybe the attention would shake loose some leaves.
he says too many of his neighbors don t have health insurance because of the cost, even with the affordable care act. when we re worrying, when we re stressed, when we re pug things off, where is the health in that? reporter: but local pharmacist buzz roy is more than a little skeptical. i m frightened by it. it has a potential to bankrupt the state and everybody is going to move out. reporter: roy isn t sold on the canadian system his friends on the other side wouldn t dream of giving up. there are long waits for surgery. there are long waits to see the general practitioner. the wheels are falling off. reporter: as he travels the tranquil paths of his maple sugar farm stephen wheeler worries. i m over here hoping beyond all hope they do it and get it right. it s a little scary. wow, what s that? that s maple dressing. reporter: stephen and his family turn out everything maple.