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Embracing the challenge. (ViewPoint).(Larry Hawk new president of Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
January 1, 2003... "Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better."...

Snowmobiling. (Updates ...).(snowmobiles allowed in national parks)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Snowmobiling received an official nod from the Bush administration, which reversed a ban on the activity in Yellowstone National Park. New rules that go into effect December 2003 allow up to 1,100 vehicles a day in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the connecting highway. Eighty...

Endangered salmon. (Updates ...).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Something's fishy in Klamath, and it doesn't bode well for the area's endangered salmon. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Bush administration has suppressed a study asserting that returning water to Oregon's Klamath River would be economically more beneficial to the region than...

Dogs. (Updates ...).(influence of music on dogs)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Music to your canine's ears? Studies at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the Rehoming Centre of the National Canine Defence League in Evesham, England, found classical music to be soothing to dogs. Heavy metal, on another paw, tended to cause agitation. Studying 50 dogs in...

The winds of war. (Animals Talk).(effect of war on wildlife)
January 1, 2003... War, as the saying goes, is not good for children and other living things. When it comes to wildlife, Wendy Williams's "Out on Maneuvers" (page 16) demonstrates that without special care, even training for war has serious negative impacts. With tensions building, the United States may well be...