Thursday, July 18, 2002

Julia Butterfly in Ecuador jail after oil protest
Pipeline would cut through reserve


"The little gringos have been arrested, including the old cockatoo who climbs trees," Ecuadoran President Gustavo Noboa said of Hill, who attained fame for a two-year occupation of a redwood tree in Northern California.

According to a later story, she was reportedly freed and deported from Ecuador this morning.