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...young Iberian lynx in the Coto Doñana National Park in southwest Spain. Last April, he was rescued from an illegal poacher's trap and nursed back to health, despite badly injured feet and legs. Then in July, he was released into the wild, outfitted with a radio collar to monitor his movements. But just weeks later, the radio signals stopped. A local park warden believes that Baba was killed, probably by a hunter keen for such a rare trophy. For centuries, the Iberian lynx has been an exotic part of the region's ecosystem. But now a deadly...
...jobs, according to Chicago outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas--the lowest since the company began tracking that figure in 1986. "There's a need for security and comfort now," notes John Challenger, "[but that unwillingness] may contribute to longer unemployment for many." That helps explain why white-collar workers now make up a whopping 48% of those unemployed for 27 or more weeks, up from 39% just a year...
This is not happening just in New York. Across the country, laid-off white-collar workers find themselves reassessing the career goals that once defined them. Pedro Canahuati, 28, had dropped out of college and zoomed up through the ranks to become director of operations at an Internet data--center company headquartered in Denver. "I had been in the industry for about nine years and had quite a bit of experience," he says. "I always felt that it was the people who didn't have the experience and couldn't maintain their value in the company who would be laid...
...sure, white-collar workers out of a job often suffer less, financially speaking, than do those with less income and training. Educated workers tend to be married to others like themselves, who often also hold jobs that come with health insurance. Many have savings, equity in a home or well-off parents. Their experience and contacts help them in their search for another high-paying job. And they can often afford to get more education for a new career. "If all else fails," says David Wyss, chief economist with Standard & Poor's, "there's always law school...
...state, and even those who merit $1,720 a month--the maximum in such generous states as Pennsylvania--can find it a painful comedown from a salary five or 10 times that amount. Most states provide benefits for only 26 weeks, a period of unemployment that half of white-collar workers today exceed. Congress passed a law in March that temporarily extended the period by 13 weeks. The law expires on Dec. 31, but Congress looks likely to approve another extension. "White-collar workers whine," says Wyss. "Moreover, they vote...