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Coronavirus claims life of Dr. Whistler, Botanist, lover of Samoa

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By Sapeer Mayron 04 April 2020, 10:00PM

A prolific ethnobotanist, who was instrumental to the documenting of Samoa’s flora and fauna, Dr. Art Whistler, has died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

By Sapeer Mayron 04 April 2020, 10:00PM

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