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...seal population has climbed back up to historic heights, so too has the demand for pelts in a few countries. Most of the hunt is conducted in economically depressed Newfoundland by some 4,000 off-season fishermen. "This is an important part of their income," says Geoff Regan, Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. But animal-rights activists are betting that because the U.S. buys nearly two-thirds of Canada's exported seafood, a boycott will inspire the industry to end the hunt. They also contend that Newfoundland, a former whaling hub that now makes a bundle from whale...
...have it any other way. "It's great to get people out in the middle of the wilderness," he says, his enthusiasm palpable and contagious. "We live on such a great continent, and people don't realize what's out there." His favorite spots include the Yukon, Alaska, Newfoundland and Ontario, all spectacular, freezing and grand: "To be one of the 5% of the human population fortunate enough to live on this continent is just a blessing in itself...
Soon he's off to pursue the great coho salmon in Newfoundland, cross the Rockies in a special Union Pacific train and jet across the Atlantic to hunker down on the banks of England's Test River, where Bush was told a fellow named William Shakespeare fished for trout. "Ah, the Bard and me along the Test," he spoofs. "They say that you are not a man until you have been to the Great Wall and fished the Test. I've been to the Great Wall...
...white-led Democratic Alliance won 12%, while its coalition partner, the Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party, got 7%. Support for the New National Party, the reconstituted former apartheid ruling party, collapsed, falling from 7% to less than 2%. MEANWHILE IN CANADA ... Drive Softly, Safely Researchers in Newfoundland have found that listening to loud, up-tempo music while driving slows motorists' reaction time by up to 20%. British motoring organization the RAC Foundation released a list of the most dangerous tunes to drive to. The worst: Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. For safety behind the wheel, the group recommends easy...
...poodle named Miki, a Norfolk terrier called Coco and a Pekingese named Les were among the competitors at the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. But it was JOSH, a drooling, 155-lb. Newfoundland with a crowd-rousing bark who won best-in-show. Coming out of retirement to take his 46th career title, Josh tied the record for the biggest pooch to win at the New York City event. His response: a room-rattling woof...