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...Although your article correctly pointed to the booming human population and a failure to safeguard big cats in wildlife preserves as reasons for the cats' declining numbers, it neatly avoided a matter-of-fact discussion of the only solution that is not a mere stopgap: finding a way to curb the world's rapidly spiraling population-growth rate. Until we are able to control human overpopulation, any species that competes with Homo sapiens for space and food is doomed. Karla Kellenberger Stow...
...While your article correctly pointed to the booming human population and a failure to safeguard big cats in wildlife preserves as reasons for their declining numbers, it neatly avoided a matter-of-fact discussion of the only solution that is not a mere stopgap: finding a way to curb rapidly spiraling world-population rates. Until we are able to control human overpopulation, any species that competes with Homo sapiens for space and food is doomed. Karla Kellenberger Stow, Ohio, U.S. It was refreshing to see a conservation problem on the cover, rather than one about the war or politics, subjects...
...Chowdhury, a key adviser to Prime Minister Zia, denies the charge that his government is lax in protecting the rights of Hindus and says Bangladesh's record in safeguarding religious minorities is superior to that of many of its neighbors. Dismissing critics who accuse his government of failing to curb lawlessness, he insists: "The law-and-order situation in this country is quite good...
...Then the shooting started and we ran for cover. We heard the bullets coming in close. Around the corner we hit an open space where the old city joins the new city. I crossed first, with Thorne close behind me, and just as I made it to the opposite curb, the sniper fired again. I found a pillar to hide behind but Thorne was caught in the middle of the street and he curled up in the shadow of a piece of concrete. The bullets made cracking sounds when they hit the wall. After a pause in the firing...
Pointing to Byrd’s example, both Kennedy and Clark encouraged members of the audience to help rein in the Bush administration’s excesses. Though both agreed that most citizens could not be expected to curb government missteps as effectively as Byrd, each argued that a small contribution combined with those of similar-minded individuals could vote Kerry into the White House...