National Geographic August 1976

Venezuela’s Crisis of Wealth
Noel Grove and Robert W. Madden find much of this burgeoning nation awash in a sea of easy money. But a persistent worry nags at many minds: What will we do when the oil runs out?
True People of the Jungle { Yanomamo, the True People}
Oil- bought change sweeps Venezuela, and its Indians find their traditional world threatened by forces they cannot comprehend. Anthropologist Napoleon A. Chagnon describes a culture beset by civilization’s gifts – – shotguns, steel axes, measles, and in
Discovered: the Monarch’s Mexican Haven { Found at Last: the Monarch’s Winter Home}
It took Canadian zoologist Fred A. Urquhart nearly 40 years to unravel this baffling mystery. Photographs by Bianca Lavies.
Deep- Sea Window Into the Earth { Window on Earth’s Interior}
A hitherto unexplored gash in the Caribbean’s floor, four times as deep as the Grand Canyon, provides exciting clues to our globe’s inner structure. By Robert D. Ballard and Emory Kristof.
Hope for Big Cypress Swamp { Twilight Hope for Big Cypress}
As the National Park Service prepares to acquire 900 square miles of south Florida wetlands, conservationists cheer. Real- estate developers and a handful of self- reliant residents see the action as just another land grab by those people in Washington.
Trustees Elect New Society Officers
Robert E. Doyle becomes 13th president of the National Geographic Society.
Edinburgh: Capital in Search of a Country
Since 1707 Edinburgh – – and the rest of Scotland – – have lived under laws made in London. But now a Scottish National Party gathers strength on a platform dedicated to restoring Scottish independence. By James Cerruti and Adam Woolfitt.