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- CITES agreed to continue the export quota system for leopards favored
by many African countries and by sportsmen. In addition to Tanzania, leopard
quotas were set for Botswana, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- United States wildlife management officials encouraged the quota
system, saying it justified the importation of leopard trophies under
the requirements of US laws and regulations.
- CITES also deleted the special reporting requirements that previously
had caused a few suspensions of leopard trophy shipments for failure to
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- The New Year is less than
two months away, and with it comes the triumphant return of SCI’s 31st
Annual Convention to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada.
- Taking place Jan. 29-Feb. 1, the Convention will host exhibitors from
the world’s top outdoor companies, first-class entertainment,
enlightening panels, exciting auctions, and other events catering
specifically to today’s sportsman.
- Notables slated to attend include Forty-First President of the United
States George Bush, actors Gerald McRaney and Joe Mantegna, adventure
novelist Wilbur Smith, Gulf War commander General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
(USA, Ret.), and aerospace pioneer General Chuck Yeager (USAF, Ret.).
- Journalists seeking SCI Convention credentials can go online to http://209.234.180.134/pressreg/index.htm
or contact Jim Brown, SCI PR Director, 520-620-1220, ext. 477;
520-618-3565 (fax); jbrown@safariclub.org.
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- In Bridgeport, Conn. two animal rights groups, Friends of Animals and
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals staged concurrent protests
on the same street corner.
- PETA was denouncing the circus.
FOA was criticizing PETA for the sexism of its protest, which
included a half-naked woman sitting in a cage.
- “This makes a mockery of the whole issue,” revealed FOA spokeswoman
Megan Metzelaar in a Connecticut Post article. “We don’t exploit women to further our
cause.”
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- Please let us know if you:
- 1. Prefer to receive ROAR by fax or mail
- 2. Want expert commentary on wildlife management or
hunting-related issues
- 3. Need leads on hunters involved with conservation,
education and humanitarian projects
- 4. Wish to be removed from the ROAR distribution list (roar@safariclub.org
520-618-3565 fax)
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- Founded in 1971, SCI is
the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife
conservation worldwide.
- With some 200 chapters
around the globe, the 501(c)(4) non-profit association is a tireless
advocate for the more than 45
million sportsmen and sportswomen who, through their legal hunting
activities, represent the single largest source of money necessary to
maintain wildlife populations and habitats, to conduct wildlife research
and to enforce wildlife laws. For
more information about SCI, visit www.safariclub.org or its government
relations Web site at www.sci-dc.org.
- SCI Foundation funds
and manages worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation,
outdoor education and humanitarian services. For more information about
the 501(c)(3) Foundation, visit www.safariclubfoundation.org or its
International Wildlife Museum Web site at www.thewildlifemuseum.org.
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