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Hey all,

New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance has gotten a bill introduced into the NJ
State Assembly that will save Black Bears from hunters guns.  The threat of
bear hunting in our state is very real and just around the corner.

We have put together a flyer to help get the word out about the bill.  If
there is anything you can do to help, or if you can distribute actual
copies of the flyer, please call the NJARA office at 908-446-6808.

Any groups that need more info to send to their members please  contact us.
This is a real opportunity to save animals before they are killed!


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BLACK BEARS ARE IN DANGER

Your Actions Will Help Save Them!

New Jersey Division of Fish, Game & Wildlife plans to reinstate black bear
hunting. Although black bears have not been hunted since 1970, unless there
is legislative action to protect the bears, they will once again be killed!
Through their regulations, Fish & Game can open and close hunting seasons
on game animals, a status under which black bears fall. Make no mistake.
Fish and Game is in the animal-killing business. Their hit list includes:

* crow * white-tailed deer * chukar *raccoon * red and gray fox
* pheasant * opossum * quail * cotton tail rabbit * ruffed grouse * hare
* rail * woodchuck * gray squirrel * coyote * Canada goose * gallinule
* wild turkey

Without your help, black bears will be next!

We need to make black bears a protected species and Assembly bill 2016 does
just that!

The bill is now in the Assembly Environment, Science, and Technology
Committee. If you care about the future of black bears in New Jersey,
please write or call the following seven members of that committee asking
them to support A.2016, the "Black Bear Protection Bill."


Steve Corodemus, Chairman
Vantage Point, Suite 2-A Route 36 & Broadway West Long Branch NJ 07764
908-229-6070; fax [phone]


John Rooney, Vice-Chairman
436 Old Hook Road Emerson NJ 07630 201-967-8910; fax [phone]




Francis Bodine
300 Midlantic Drive
Mount Laurel NJ 08054
609-234-8080; fax [phone]


David Wolfe
852 Highway 70 Brick NJ 08724 908-840-9028; fax: [phone]


Barbara Wright
7 Centre Drive Suite 6 Jamesburg NJ 08831 609-395-8260; fax [phone]


Reed Gusciora
214 West State Street
Trenton NJ 08608
609-292-0500; fax [phone]


Robert Smith
44 Stelton Road Room 250
Piscataway NJ 08854
908-752-0770; fax [phone]


Black bears are a target of unnecessary fear.

Wildlife biologists consistently point out that black bears have adapted
well to living close to people... they are rarely aggressive... they are
shy... they are not social animals... they are seldom seen in groups...
they prefer to flee rather than confront... no black bear has ever killed
anyone in New Jersey -- and none has even meant harm... etc.

Education is the key to living with black bears.

It is possible to peacefully coexist with black bears. In Hemlock Farms,
PA, 7,000 residents share their 7-square mile town with over 20 black
bears! If you would like to learn how, or if you would like more
information about black bears and what else you can do to save them, please
contact us. Their future is in your hands!

**** New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance, PO Box 174, Englishtown, NJ 07726
[phone] ****



Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:34:16 -0800 (PST)
>From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [CA] Charges laid in oil spill
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Charges have been laid against a ship's crew and owners following the
dumping of oil off the east coast of Canada last winter.

CBC radio reports that the owners and crew of the Bahamian-registered M.V.
Elm have been charged with offences under several acts after the crew dumped
oil from the ship last November. The dumping led to an oil slick which was
responsible for the death of 1,000's of seabirds and other marine wildlife
between November and January this year.

It is believed that the ship was traced through analysis of the oil, but
officials won't confirm this, saying that how they traced the ship is part
of the prosecution evidence which will be used in court.

The Elm is being detained in an east coast port.

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:34:18 -0800 (PST)
>From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [CA] "New, improved" milk
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According to a report on CFMI this morning, scientists at a research
laboratory in Nova Scotia have produced milk rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

The cows are fed a diet consisting of large amounts of fish which are rich
in the essential fatty acid, and this causes them to produce large amounts
of omega-3 in thieir milk.

Although it is recognised that the North American diet includes insufficient
amounts of omega-3, many dieticians recommend flax seed or fresh flax oil as
the best source.

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:34:20 -0800 (PST)
>From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Falconer jailed over stolen eggs
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>From The ELectronic Telegraph - Saturday, April 5th, 1997

Falconer jailed over stolen eggs
By Michael Fleet


A FALCONER who sold rare birds of prey after smuggling the eggs into Britain
was jailed for eight months yesterday.

Paul Noble, 33, took the eggs back to his aviary after they were stolen from
cliff-face nests in Majorca, either by himself or an accomplice, Luton Crown
Court was told. Eight birds were sold for a total of ú4,000 to falconers who
were told that they had been bred in captivity. When police and the RSPB
raided Noble's house, they found another six young birds.

Noble had claimed he had acquired them from a dealer in France who bred them
in captivity. But the court heard that France had banned their export since
1992. Police searching Noble's home in Sandy, Beds, found abseiling gear
plus airline and hotel receipts for a trip in 1995 to Majorca - one of the
few places in the world where the falcons breed. Shortly after Noble's trip,
he had placed an advert for Eleonora's falcons in a bird magazine, the court
heard.

Noble was found guilty of offering the birds for sale, obtaining property by
deception by claiming they were bred in captivity and keeping restricted
birds. He admitted two other charges of selling a restricted species. He
denied any illegal activity involving the birds,
saying that he believed the birds had been bred in captivity and he had
tried his best to import them legally.

George Heimler, defending, said: "He was doing his level best to muddle his
way through complicated legislation to comply with the law." Judge Ronald
Moss said others must be deterred from the temptation of doing what Noble
had done.

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:34:22 -0800 (PST)
>From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Retriever survives fall into fast lane
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>From The ELectronic Telegraph - Saturday, April 5th, 1997

Retriever survives fall into fast lane
By Michael Fleet


A DOG that fell from a hatchback car into the fast lane of the M3 four days
ago has been reunited with its owners.

Campbell, a one-year-old golden retriever, dislocated a hip as he hit the
motorway. With cars and lorries roaring past, he made his way across three
lanes of traffic and into fields near Dummer, Hants. For the next four days
his owners Emma Warren and Richard Williams
looked for him without success until receiving a telephone call from a man
who found Campbell in his front garden.

The dog was starving and in pain, but he has now been patched up by a vet
and is recovering at his owners' home in Hatch Warren, Basingstoke, Hants.
Miss Warren, an account supervisor, said:  "When we saw Campbell we both
burst into tears. He was
bedraggled, dehydrated and starving hungry, but thankfully in one piece."

Mr Williams's mother, Lorna Cooper, 50, had been driving Campbell and three
other dogs to the Isle of Wight for a few days by the sea when he fell out
of the car at 70mph. Miss Warren added: "We think the boot [trunk] door
wasn't closed properly and Campbell was leaning on it. Lorna suddenly saw
the door fly open and something fall out.

"We looked for Campbell for days. We drove down country lanes and shone the
car headlights into fields. "He is now having to walk around on three legs.
He needs nursing, but we are jolly glad to have him home."

⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:34:27 -0800 (PST)
>From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK/US] More on Neuticles
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>From The Electronic Telelgraph - Saturday, April 5th, 1997

By Celia Haddon

SKIPPER is a dog with a little extra something - polypropylene Neuticles in
place of his original testicles. A stray mongrel, Skipper turned up at the
door of Greg Miller, an American businessman, in 1993. As Greg admits,
"Skipper didn't know what he was getting into."

Greg had just invented cosmetic testicular implants for dogs, which he
called Neuticles. Earlier that year he had had his bloodhound, Buck,
neutered. He and Buck suffered what he calls post-neutering trauma. "We were
depressed. Buck had lost his dominant feature," he
says.

That gave him the idea of producing Neuticles, now sold in more than 500
American veterinary clinics. It was too late for Buck, but two days after
Skipper turned up looking for a home, he became the second dog in the world
to boast a pair of falsies.

"Looking and feeling the same" is the slogan that Miller has put on the car
sticker he mails out to dog owners. Neuticles cost $25-$32 (ú15.50-ú20) and
are available in five sizes: petite for chihuahuas, extra-small for pekes,
small for toy poodles, medium for cocker spaniels and large for labradors.
Only Great Danes lose out. Large is slightly too small for them. "But it's
better than nothing."

So far, 1,600 implants have been put into dogs in the United States. It's a
relatively simple operation - the Neuticles are slipped into the empty
scrotum after the testicles have been taken out. But will the idea appeal to
the British? Top dog vet Simon Meyer of the Elizabeth
Street Veterinary Clinic in Belgravia was cautious. "I'd like to know more
about it, before I make up my mind," he said. "But if someone finds
testicles aesthetic, then I might agree to do it. I think more chaps would
agree to their dog being neutered, if they knew there was some kind of implant."

"I haven't used them," says another leading vet, Bruce Fogle, whose books
have sold two million copies worldwide. "And I don't expect to because they
are of no value to the dog. They're a treatment for the owner."

He acknowledges that the operation of inserting Neuticles would probably be
straightforward. "It's a common surgical procedure for men who have had
testicular cancer." But, like other established vets, he refuses to do
purely cosmetic surgery, whether it is amputating dogs' tails or altering
their teeth for show purposes. Indeed, cosmetic surgery is banned in dog
shows. "It gives the owner an unfair advantage," says Brian Leonard of the
Kennel Club. "I think most judges would be able to tell the difference anyway."

Surreptitious cosmetic surgery, however, does go on. There is a story,
apocryphal perhaps, about the breeder who sold a puppy to Germany. Only one
of the animal's testicles had descended, so somehow, even before the advent
of Neuticles, a falsie was inserted.  A few weeks later the dog in its new
home was sporting three testicles.

An even more grisly story comes from the world of show cats, where a breeder
was wearing a particularly nice ring with two unusual stones in it. "I had
them freeze-dried and polished when my last stud cat was neutered," she told
her friends.

Feline Neuticles are the next project for Greg Miller's Canine Testicular
Implants Corporation. "Then horses," says Greg. "Then zoo animals. Of
course, by the time we have Neuticles for elephants, I will have to change
the company's name."


⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997.


Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 20:22:27 +0800 (SST)
>From: vadivu <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: (MY) Fisheries Dept to act only after official complaint
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>The Star (5-Apr-97)  Fisheries Dept to act only after official complaint

KUANTAN: The state Fisheries Department will only investigate complaints
that fish caught at Tasek Chini are not safe for consumption if it is
informed about the matter officially.

  Department director Mohd Shaupi Derahman urged the Southeast Pahang
Development Authority, which is in charge of the lake, to lodge an official
complaint with the department to enable an investigation to be carried out.

  "We will check the water quality and carry out tests on fish samples when
we receive an official complaint. We suspect that the fish could be affected
by the low oxygen content in the lake water," he said in an interview here
yesterday.

  Mohd Shaupi added that it was important to ascertain the chemical content
in the fish to determine if it was safe for consumption.

  A Southeast Pahang Development Authority official, who declined to be
named, confirmed that they had received reports from the orang asli at
Tanjung Keruput and Kampung Gumum (near Tasek Chini) that fish caught in the
lake tasted odd.

  A farmer from Tanjung Keruput, 42-year-old Baharin Sunta, said the fish
caught at the lake tasted strange and had a foul smell.

  Last week, a wetlands expert said that more than 70 per cent of the trees
on the edge of Tasek Chini and 30 per cent of those in the peat swamp
forests nearby had died due to the rising water level in the area.









Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 20:22:33 +0800 (SST)
>From: vadivu <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail], [e-mail]
Subject: (MY)  Orang Utan Rehabilitation centre (Part 1)
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 >The Star (5-Apr-97)  (Feature article)

Off the beaten track
Haven for 'jungle men'
By Hazel Ong

ORANG UTANS! From the moment our plane touched
down in Sandakan, Sabah, I could hardly contain my excitement
at the prospect of finally coming face to face with the intelligent
and hairy primates.

After a whirlwind two-day media study tour
courtesy of the Japanese Embassy in KL, a visit to the Sepilok
Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre seemed heavenly.

Our tour guide Denis Degullacion somehow
read our minds and started to give us a brief description of the
centre's inhabitants as we were ferried from the airport to the
Renaissance Hotel.

Tourists get a rare treat of seeing an orang utan at close range.

"Yes, they are a cute lot, but please do
not wear bright colours like red, yellow or orange for they may
just mistake you for flowers and pluck at your clothes.

"Tourists and researchers have been known
to be stripped naked by orang utans because of their attractive
attire. Also don't leave your cameras or other filming equipment
on the ground for the apes will pick them up and hang them on
the branches," Degullacion cautioned.

Our group of journalists and Japanese Embassy
officials was also told not to bring any food to the centre.

It would have been too great a temptation
for the orang utans which are fed on a daily diet of bananas,
milk, minerals and vitamins.

After a good night's sleep, most of us were
eager to meet the "jungle men," although we were still a little
apprehensive after hearing of the not-so-fortunate close encounters
other tourists had had. Heeding Degullacion's advice, we were
all dressed in dull greys, whites and blacks.

It was a 30-minute ride to Sepilok from the
hotel which was near Sandakan town. En route, Degullacion related
some tales of how they earned the name "orang utan." One legend
tells of a child who was brought up by the orang utans after his
parents were killed. The child later grew up resembling the apes
with thick long body hair covering his torso.

When he finally stumbled upon humans, they
called him and his "family members" orang utan.

On arrival, we were greeted by beautiful
lush greenery surrounding the sanctuary which occupies a 4,300ha
site of protected virgin forest.

However, the orang utans were nowhere in
sight. Disappointment set in when we were told that a briefing
was in store at another annexe.

But it turned out to be informative as the
talk enlightened many of us about the centre and its inhabitants
(see story on Page 6).

Finally, it was 10.30am - the moment we had
been waiting for. Yes, it was feeding time for the apes and the
best time to catch them in action.

We walked briskly, almost running in excitement,
along narrow wooden platforms 1.6m above the ground, to the feeding
areas.

About five minutes later, we reached the
end of the platform, to find in front of us, a wooden perch built
around a huge tree trunk - one of several feeding stations.

>From the corner of my eye, I saw for the
first time, a huge adult orang utan, about three-feet tall and
hunched, helping itself to bananas in a basket guarded by two
rangers.

Within seconds, another ape approached the
area, this time swinging itself from rope to rope. The ropes,
tied to the trees, lead to feeding platforms.

This particular ape stole the show with its
amazing balancing act.

As we stared in awe, it grabbed four bananas
in each hand and foot, and then stuffed four more into its huge
mouth before leaping backwards onto the ropes and swinging back
to where it came from.

Now we know that besides being great acrobats,
orang utans are also greedy.

Other orang utans started approaching the
feeding area, either by swinging from rope to rope or crawling
on the ground before leaping onto the platform for food. Some
even came with their babies clinging on to them.

>From there, we were taken to the nursery
where baby orang utans are kept together in groups. This is a
restricted area, but we were given the opportunity to see them
at close range.

With large, but somehow sad-looking eyes,
the babies looked rather forlorn. We couldn't help but feel sorry
for them. A few of us tried our hands at bottle feeding a one-month-old
female orang utan named Rufily.

As we were in a rush to catch a flight back
to Kota Kinabalu in the afternoon, we only got to spend about
two hours at the centre.

After lunch at the cafeteria, we managed
to buysome souvenirs. You can get anything from orang utan keychains,
T-shirts, jugs, lighters and postcards to stuffed orang utan toys
of different shapes and sizes.

Those planning to visit at their leisure
can spend the night at an eight-room resthouse within the centre.

Room rates range from RM40 for a double room
with fan, RM55 for an air-conditioned double room to RM65 for
air-conditioned master rooms.

There are also three other resorts located
near the centre.

The centre collects an entrance fee of RM1
for adults and 50 sen for those under 18 years. For foreigners,
the charge is RM10 for adults and RM5 for those under 18.

The money is used to buy medicine and food
for the primates.

The centre's popularity has been increasing,
especially among foreigners. In 1982, 22,000 locals visited the
centre compared to 1,200 foreigners.

Last year saw a further rise in visitors
with 39,000 locals and 20,000 foreigners.

Wildlife Department
Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilation Centre
W.D.T 200, 90009, Sandakan
Sabah
089-531180

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 20:23:03 +0800 (SST)
>From: vadivu <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
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Subject: (MY) (part 2) Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre
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>The Star (5-Apr-97)  (Feature article)
Talking about
Learning skills of survival
By Hazel Ong

THE Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre
in Sandakan, Sabah was first established in 1964 to return orphaned
apes to the wild. In recent years, the project's objectives have
been expanded to include other roles.

While rehabilitation is still the primary
goal at Sepilok, its present aims include public education on
conservation, research and assistance in protecting other endangered
species among which include captive breeding of rare and endangered
rhinoceros.

It has also stimulated a greater local and
international awareness of protection laws for endangered species
and resulted in an increase in the detection of illegally held
animals.

Orang utans aged one to three are trained to survive in the jungle.

"We are still trying to bring to justice
childless couples who abduct orang utan babies, shave them and
rear them as their own children. This is a form of abuse which
my rangers discovered when visiting plantations and estates,"
said Dr Edwin Bosi, the officer-in-charge.

The rehabilitation process starts after an
orang utan is admitted to the centre. Most of the animals at Sepilok
have been taken from people who kept them illegally as household
pets.

Adult orang utans, that are sick or injured
and require medical treatment, are also admitted for rehabilitation
before being returned to the wild.

During the first year of their lives, young
orang utans learn survival skills from their mothers.

Captive orang utans, however, are unable
to find food, build nests or even climb properly. It is precisely
these skills that the wildlife rangers hope to encourage in orang
utans undergoing rehabilitation.

During the nursery phase, those aged one
to three, undergo pre-school training to give them skills to survive
in the jungle.

For example, they learn to climb trees and
explore the use of their limbs. As they progress, they are weaned
off their dependence on food and emotional support provided by
the centre. They are then given more freedom while being simultaneously
encouraged to fend for themselves.

When they are finally independent, they are
released into the wild.

Since the centre was established, over 100
orang utans have been successfully rehabilitated.

We were told that each orang utan has a name
and of the 110 at the centre, 15 per cent roam freely around the
carpark and resthouse areas.

One interesting fact is that one year in
human life is equal to two in orang utan years, making them ripe
'old men' by the time they are 30 or 35. Orang utans in zoos however,
live slightly longer, usually until 45.

The gestation period for orang utans is nine
months just as in humans.








Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 09:54:12 -0400
>From: allen schubert <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: Admin Note--Re: Mink Farmers Factual Error, accurate
  reporting???
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Alway check carefully who the recipients are when e-mailing.  This is a
reminder to everyone (and I know, as I have made similar mistakes myself).

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Also...here are some websites with info on internet resources for Veg and
AR interests:

The Global Directory (IVU)
http://www.veg.org/veg/Orgs/IVU/Internet/netguid1.html

World Guide to Vegetarianism--Internet
http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/Internet/index.html
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 10:31:34 -0500 (EST)
>From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Hunting News
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


Since turkey hunting season starts next week, the Oklahoma
Wildlife Department is helping hunters by offering free turkey
hunting targets for hunters wanting to pattern their shotguns.
The targets, which also contain valuable turkey hunting tips,
can be picked up at the department's Oklahoma City and
Tulsa offices and other department field installations.

The Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge is conducting spring
wilderness hikes for the general public today and next Saturday.
Reservations are required and are taken on a first-come, first-
served basis.  The hikes provide visitors an opportunity to see
the Charons Garden Wilderness Area.  The hikes cost $3 and
will last approximately three hours.

The Oklahoma Trappers and Predator Callers Association is
holding its spring convention today at the Okmulgee Fairgrounds.
There are demonstrations and seminars scheduled throughout
the day.  A certification course for nuisance beaver control is
also scheduled.

                                                   For the Animals,

                                                   Jana, OKC
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 10:52:48 -0500 (EST)
>From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (US) Oklahoma Outdoor Women's Workshop
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>


Since women have been joining the ranks of outdoor people
in record numbers and to help them learn outdoor skills, the
Oklahoma Wildlife Department is again offering a hands-on
training workshop on April 25 thru the 27th.  This workshop
is aimed primarily at women but is open to anyone 18 years
or older.  It is held at the University of Oklahoma's Biological
Station on Lake Texoma near Kingston, Oklahoma.
Preregistration is required and space is limited to 100.

"Participants can select from a wide range of courses," according
to department education surpervisor Luann Waters.  "We'll
offer classes on turkey hunting, bow hunting, fly fishing,
beginning fishing, camping, outdoor survival, and much more.
The unique thing about this 'Becoming an Outdoors-Woman'
workshop, though, is the camardaderie and supportive atmosphere."

Waters also said the Oklahoma workshops are part of a national
program aimed at expanding outdoor recreation opportunities for
women.  The workshops are offered in 46 states and eight
Canadian provinces.

The workshop scheduled in April costs $150 which includes
instruction, program materials, use of demonstration equipment,
and all meals and lodging.  For more information, contact
the Oklahoma Wildlife Department at [phone] or
write the department at

                              1801 N. Lincoln
                              Oklahoma City, Okla.
                                       73105

                                                  For the Animals,

                                                  Jana, OKC



Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 10:01:19 -0800
>From: [e-mail] (Jennifer Abbott)
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: Mink Farmers Factual Error
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As a point of clarification, mink actually do live in Northern Canada, if
you consider the Georgian Bay area Northern Canada (it's just off of Lake
Huron, about a two hour drive north of Toronto). I've been observing them
there in the wild for the past twenty-five years. I am no mink expert and
don't know what they do in the winter, but it would be interesting to find
out because it certainly does get very icy, snowy and cold.

>Subject: Re: Mink Farmers Factual Error, accurate reporting???
>Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
>
>JP's right, of course.  Mink don't hibernate.  The farmers quoted don't live
>in northern Canada, either.  They live in the southernmost tip of the
>country, just north of the line of latitude that defines northern California.



Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 13:21:50 -0500 (EST)
>From: **** <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Alarming Coral Reef Decline (fwd)
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 4 Apr 1997 17:10:33 GMT
>From: Mark Graffis <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Alarming Coral Reef Decline

      Office of News and Information
      3400 N. Charles Street / Dell House, 2nd Floor
      Baltimore, Maryland 21218-2692
      Phone: [phone] / Fax [phone]

      March 30, 1997
      CONTACT: Emil Venere
      [1][e-mail]

  Scientists Urge Further Study of Alarming Coral Reef Decline

   Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the mysterious
   decline of coral reefs throughout the world and are recommending more
   extensive research into the potentially serious problem.

   The corals are at the center of a complex food web. When they die,
   thousands of other species are in jeopardy. People in some developing
   nations are dependant on the coral reef communities for their food or
   livelihoods. Corals also contain toxins that offer promise for cancer
   research and chemical compounds that could be used to make new
   medicines. "But we are just in the infancy of doing those kinds of
   studies," said Johns Hopkins University biologist Gary K. Ostrander.
   Ostrander co-authored a scientific paper about the worldwide threat
   with biologist William J. Meehan, a doctoral student in his
   laboratory.

   The paper, essentially an overview of declining coral reef health,
   will be published on April 25 in the Journal of Toxicology and
   Environmental Health.

   "We are pointing out that these corals are dying all over the world,"
   Ostrander said. Scientists do not know what is causing the coral reef
   deterioration, which has accelerated dramatically since the early
   1980s. But their deaths may signal serious, as-yet unidentified
   environmental ills, said Ostrander, who noted in the paper that there
   have been few studies to detail the phenomenon at the molecular and
   cellular levels. Also lacking are studies aimed at uncovering possible
   environmental causes.

   "We believe our ability to understand and possibly remedy this complex
   global problem will be accelerated as toxicologists begin to address
   these issues," the two biologists concluded in their paper.

   Corals, like jellyfish and sea anemones, belong to the phylum
   Cnidaria. They are tiny animals that use their tentacles to catch food
   particles floating in the water. Certain types of corals produce
   calcium carbonate skeletons -- the coral reefs. Once attached to the
   chalky white skeleton, the tiny animals are called polyps.

   The corals provide critical habitats for a multitude of other aquatic
   animals, and many of those animals serve vital symbiotic
   relationships, making up a complicated and fragile web. The most
   important of those symbiotic organisms is a single-celled,
   photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae, which take up residence
   inside the clear tissue of the polyps, coloring them with various
   pigments. The algae collect sunlight, providing energy and nutrients
   for the corals. The corals, in turn, provide protection for the algae.

   One of the most disturbing problems afflicting coral reefs throughout
   the world is referred to as "coral reef bleaching." For unknown
   reasons, the algae have been evacuating corals at an alarming rate.

   Without the pigmented algae, the white calcium carbonate skeletons
   show through the clear polyps; the normally colored corals appear
   bleached. They then die, usually within a week or two, Ostrander said.

   "We don't know what's causing the bleaching," he said. "Furthermore,
   the bleaching represents only one of a variety of processes
   contributing to the decline of coral reefs around the world."

   Various diseases are ravaging the organisms, as well. "When you go to
   the Galapagos Islands, for example, 90 percent of the corals are gone.
   This is incredible."

   Theories to explain what is causing the decline in coral reef health
   cover a wide range of possible natural and man-caused scenarios. Some
   scientists have implicated higher seawater temperatures, presumably
   from global warming. Other scientists have found evidence for just the
   opposite, cooler than normal seawater temperatures. Still other
   theories blame pollution, oil spills and sedimentation caused by
   construction and waste discharge.

   Whatever the causes, the potential ecological and economic
   consequences are ominous. "There are literally thousands of species of
   fishes that are associated with coral reefs, and they feed off of the
   corals," Ostrander said. "If they all start disappearing, what's that
   going to do to the rest of the ecosystem?" Coral reefs are an
   important factor in the economies of many nations; for example, they
   provide key habitats for lobsters and groupers. The reefs also are a
   major tourist attraction. "You could imagine what Australia would be
   like if people didn't have the barrier reefs to go to," Ostrander
   noted.

   The scientific paper discusses what is now known about the worldwide
   decline of coral reefs and portions of the paper are based on research
   that Ostrander and Meehan conducted while they were at Oklahoma State
   University; Ostrander was a professor there, and Meehan was a graduate
   student. They have conducted most of their studies on coral reef
   health in waters around San Salvador island in the Bahamas. It is one
   of 26 field stations in 16 nations where scientists have been using
   identical methods to monitor coral bleaching and the decline of
   species diversity around coral reefs.

   An example of the rapidly declining animal populations can be seen in
   the shrinking number of sponges living on corals around San Salvador
   island. Within three years beginning in 1994, the number of sponges
   observed by Ostrander and his colleagues declined by about 50 percent.
   "We now know that San Salvador is not unique and that these sorts of
   trends are going on all around the world at the same time," Ostrander
   said.

     _________________________________________________________________

   Johns Hopkins University news releases can be found on the World Wide
       Web at [2]http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/news/



Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 11:12:54 -0800 (PST)
>From: David J Knowles <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: [UK] Grand National halted by bomb scare
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

The Grand National steeplechase race was cancelled today before it got
underway after a bomb warning.

The bomb warning was phoned in to a local police station and hospital 30
minutes before the race was due to start, using a secret code identifying it
as the work of the Irish Repuclican Army (IRA).

The anonymous caller stated that the bombs were due to detonate at 3-50 pm,
five minutes after the scheduled start of the race.

Security was already tighter than normal, with plain-clothes anti-terrorist
police officers mingling with the crowd and uniformed officers carrying
sub-machine guns providing visible security, as fears of a race being a
potential target were already high - particularly as a prominent member of
the Royal family - Princess Anne - was attending.

Following the calls, police and racecourse officials ordered the
60,000-strong crowd out of the stands and onto the course, then ordered the
course to be evacuated. The race horses, many already saddled-up for the
race, were abandoned on the orders of police. The BBC, covering the race,
were ordered to close down their broadcast, but not before they interviewed
trainer Jenny Pitman, who complained about the lack of concern shown for the
well-being of the horses.

The remainder of the day's meeting was cancelled and army bomb disposal
experts reportedly blew up two suspicious packages on the course. There are
no details as yet as to where these were found.

The race has been subject to complaints by animal-rights campaigners,
including an on-course protest last year, because of the usually high number
of injuries and regular deaths of horses throughout the history of the race.

[Sources: CBC Radio news & CBC Newsworld. Additional information supplied by
BBC Sports and my mother]

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 20:19:14 +0000
>From: "Miggi" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Subject: UK Demo for Tony Wong
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

Hi all,
     After chatting with a few people the last couple of days it has been
arranged to do another support demo for Tony at the US Embassy in
London.
     It will be from 12 noon on Wednesday (9th) and if there are enough
people we will probably visit a few other places as well.
     The Embassy in Grosvenor Square (nearest tube Bond Street)
     PLEASE BRING ANY ANTI-FUR BANNERS / COATS /TRAP ETC.

12 NOON ...... WEDNESDAY 9TH ...... GROSVENOR SQ.
Please pass message on to as many people as possible.
-
Mark

Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 20:06:45 -0500 (EST)
>From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Fwd: Bomb Threat Suspends Grand National
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>

In a message dated 97-04-05 10:48:44 EST, [e-mail] writes:

 << Subj:Bomb Threat Suspends Grand National
  Date:97-04-05 10:48:44 EST
  From:[e-mail]

 .c The Associated Press

       LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Britain's famed Grand National
 Steeplechase, along with today's entire card at Aintree racecourse,
 was called off today because of a bomb threat.
       All 60,000 spectators, including Princess Anne, were evacuated
 because of two coded warnings received by police.
       Evacuation of the main grandstand began a half hour before the
 scheduled start of the race. And, at the precise moment the 4 1/2-mile
 steeplechase was due to go off, officials announced the entire
 track would be cleared and racing called off.
       ``We are going to evacuate the whole course. There is no
 possibility of racing and we are going to abandon racing for the
 day,'' said clerk of the course Charlie Barnett
       Although there were suspicions that the warnings may have come
 from IRA terrorists, trainer Jenny Pitman believed the threats were
 the work of animal rights activists, who have tried to disrupt the
 race in the past.
       ``I'm afraid these people are very sick. If you could have just
 seen the scenes down the stableyard where we have had to leave our
 horses,'' said Pitman, who has trained two winners of the
 prestigious race.
       ``They just said `You've got to leave your horses and get out of
 here','' she told the BBC.
       ``I just find that anybody involved in such a disgusting act is
 unbelievable,'' she said of the bomb warning. ``Don't tell me these
 people love horses, love animals. don't tell me they are in any way
 human because they are not.
       ``We won't give into them.''
       Actor Gregory Peck, celebrating his 81st birthday, also was
 among celebrities evacuated from the stands.
       The 38 horses were already parading when police told organizers
 that two coded bomb warnings had been received.
       Unprecedented security was in operation anyway after two bombs
 went off last week at Wilmslow, some 30 miles south of Liverpool
 and two more devices were discovered at motorway junctions some 50
 miles further south near Birmingham.
       Some 500 police, some with flak-jackets and carrying
 semi-automatic weapons were on duty for the first time in the
 158-year history of the famous steeplechase. >>


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 >From:[e-mail]
Date: 97-04-05 10:48:44 EST

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      LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Britain's famed Grand National
Steeplechase, along with today's entire card at Aintree racecourse,
was called off today because of a bomb threat.
      All 60,000 spectators, including Princess Anne, were evacuated
because of two coded warnings received by police.
      Evacuation of the main grandstand began a half hour before the
scheduled start of the race. And, at the precise moment the 4 1/2-mile
steeplechase was due to go off, officials announced the entire
track would be cleared and racing called off.
      ``We are going to evacuate the whole course. There is no
possibility of racing and we are going to abandon racing for the
day,'' said clerk of the course Charlie Barnett
      Although there were suspicions that the warnings may have come
from IRA terrorists, trainer Jenny Pitman believed the threats were
the work of animal rights activists, who have tried to disrupt the
race in the past.
      ``I'm afraid these people are very sick. If you could have just
seen the scenes down the stableyard where we have had to leave our
horses,'' said Pitman, who has trained two winners of the
prestigious race.
      ``They just said `You've got to leave your horses and get out of
here','' she told the BBC.
      ``I just find that anybody involved in such a disgusting act is
unbelievable,'' she said of the bomb warning. ``Don't tell me these
people love horses, love animals. don't tell me they are in any way
human because they are not.
      ``We won't give into them.''
      Actor Gregory Peck, celebrating his 81st birthday, also was
among celebrities evacuated from the stands.
      The 38 horses were already parading when police told organizers
that two coded bomb warnings had been received.
      Unprecedented security was in operation anyway after two bombs
went off last week at Wilmslow, some 30 miles south of Liverpool
and two more devices were discovered at motorway junctions some 50
miles further south near Birmingham.
      Some 500 police, some with flak-jackets and carrying
semi-automatic weapons were on duty for the first time in the
158-year history of the famous steeplechase.
      AP-NY-04-05-97 1037EST
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