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State legislators were sufficiently convinced of the threat to pass a bill--signed into law last week by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger--that raises the maximum fine for harming a sea otter to $25,000 and requires that all cat litter sold in California carry a warning label advising cat owners not to dump their pet's droppings into toilets or storm drains...
...cat litter is only a small part of the problem. Thorny-headed worms dropped into the ocean by seabirds are known to be killing otters, as are toxic algae blooms triggered by urea, a key ingredient in fertilizer. And sea otters, because they feed on shellfish that tend to accumulate whatever floats their way, are particularly susceptible to PCBS and other man-made pollutants...
...Cat eats rodent or bird infected with Toxoplasma gondii parasite...
...Parasite develops in cat's gut and its eggs are released in scat...
...doubles play, Litvak and Schnitter took on Yulia Rivelis and Julia Koulbitskaya, representing host Penn. Schnitter and Litvak took the victory, 8-5. Other Crimson representatives did not fare quite so well. While Schnitter advanced several rounds in her quest for the singles crown, teammates Cat Stewart and Laura Peterzan, both sophomores, failed to advance beyond their first matches, as did senior Preethi Mukundan. Freshman Elizabeth Brook was able to win one match before succumbing to Arizona’s Natalia Toporowska...