Keeping the Big Cats Alive in Modern Fashion
Hazlett explains that wearing exotic cat skins from tigers to snow leopards has driven near extinction for many species. In 40 years tiger numbers fell from about 40,000 to under 2,800, with some estimates as low as 600, while snow leopards dwindle to a few hundred. The article seeks causes and solutions.
Conservation symposium warns leopard poaching threatens wild cats
World experts at a three day Lion Country Safari symposium in Laguna Hills discuss poaching and import controls. UC Berkeley speaker Norman Myers cites 3000 leopard skins imported from Ethiopia in one year and notes Africa’s skins in peril. State laws and fake fur aim to curb demand, yet some seek luxury real leopard coats.
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Laguna Hills
Norman Myers
School of Forestry and Conservation
UC Berkeley
Ethiopia
California Advisory Commission on the Status of Women 1971 report
The 75 page study released March 17 recommends expanding child care facilities and vocational counseling for women, promoting balance of genders in education, and aiding education for girls. It highlights poverty among women headed families and calls for industry participation in child care programs and better teacher gender balance. Further a bill AB 1006 seeks to extend the commission beyond June.
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State Social Welfare Board
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Carolyn Heine
Advisory Commission On the Status of Women
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Sacramento
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