Word: wombat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...yourself, by donating money to help the hard-pressed zoo keep going. Prices vary. Parental rights, of a sort, to the Siberian tiger go for $1,800 a year; the rhino costs $2,000. Says Joyce Gardella, a Brookfield official: "Right away we were out of hairy-nosed wombats." Price per wombat...
Under the guidance of softspoken, spectacled Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, the fund's international president, W.W.F. has launched 550 rescue projects for threatened species in 60 countries. In addition to exotic animals like the wombat, the organization has also helped more common species. Last year, America's largest furriers union reached an agreement with W.W.F. to stop accepting pelts taken from spotted cats, thus ensuring that the big felines would be able to hold their own in the wilds. The members have even prevailed upon some of the world's major airlines to stop promoting safari...