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- Kenyan croup ET to

protection of elephant herds

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. of the following compendium of eco-notes

You. may recall that about one
. year ago, the international ban on
ivory trade came up for review
_and. was extended for another two
years, despite" intense pressure to.
revoke it. .

Two ° years ° hardly enough
‘time for - decimated herds to re-
* ‘establish: themsétves,° especially as

‘the majority of the elephants who ..

have survived are young ones that -
will. not. begin breeding. for de-
*-eades... *

_. There are only: 20, 000 elephants
‘left in-Kenya,.down from 130,000 ‘
in-the early 1980s... *

° Over the: past. decade, thet ‘total
‘African :-elephant.; population ‘ fell -
by. 600,000, shot for their tusks.to
provide, material for making jew-
iry and trinkets. :
Many. of the: young elephants

ack “essential. feeding and: water--

-hunting ‘skills: that would ‘have

een taught. ‘them -by. the. older
members | of ‘the:“herd, elephants
who’ have - been: lost: to’ thei vory,
‘trade: ~-; * ;

: “Unfortunately, : ‘Whether. trading’,
is. banned. or, not; Poaching still
‘flourishes. - :

"Currently « the: “Kenya Wildlife’
Service . operates :- anti-poaching
“-patrols® : “composed ~ of. Kenyans
“ committed. to: the’often dangerous

'.. work “involved in protecting the”.

‘ - remaining ‘elephants. : . .

The: patrols: work’ ‘deep: in’ the:
‘bush ‘under threat of attack by. the ~

-well-armed: "poachers. They are in.
need ;’of . shoes, ° binoculars, cam-
eras,” radios, ’ night: vision" scopes,
"Jeeps ‘and surveillance aircraft:

This .is'where we come ins. The ~
Kenya ' Wildlife’ Service is. asking -
for: donations ‘to. further its, work”

: ‘in’ “the.field and its continued lob-
bying. for. maintaining - the interna-,
tional ban on ivory trading.

“There: are.a variety of member-
ship’ options: for: $25, individuals.
‘will receive one: membership card

“and: newsletters . cand; updates
throughout the year. 7 oo
': |A family membership is $50 and:
gets ‘you all the above os an ex-
tra card.

: “Supporting ‘members “giving.
"$100 will receive all the above plus

a Kenya ‘Wildlife Fund T-shirt.
~ Most interesting ‘is the Adopting :
Member category,': whereby, you *
-, pay: $250 and are able'to. -adopt a
particular elephant. -You are. given’
‘all the. other membetship. benefits,
plus a: photo of your elephant; an
adoption : certificate, | and - par-

ticulars of: ; his/her : Age ; ‘and loca- .

"For ‘more
6) 474-0707,

Closer to home,. ‘there | ap-
‘proaches’ an opportunity. to’ learn
“what | happens to. North . Shore

‘information,

“garbage, issues’ surrounding. our *

air quality, and. information about
* “our water supply and treatment
“On ,.Saturday,”7 Jan. 30, .

North: Shore: Recycling Program :

and ‘the. Greater” Vancouver:
“Regional District’are., offering ‘a’,

‘free,’ morning-long program under

the auspices of North Shore Con-.
: tinuing Education:

:The course is entitled “In Our. 4

Backyard”. and will -be’ held. at

Carson Graham secondary school ::

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age level. ed include the three

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number: 984-2315.

Vicky Hogan ‘of _Earthsave

' Canada — an organization. that

promotes eating loweron the food
chain for persoual and planetary
health — was pleased to report a
resounding success for the North
: first monthly vegan
potluck dinner.”

_ The dinner was held last Sunday
‘and attracted 70 people, there to

_ Share each.other’s vegetarian of-
ferings and listen to the Barthsave.

guest ° speaker. . According -

‘, Hogan, a good time was had. by

‘all.
The dinners will be held on‘the

-third Sunday of each month, at-6 We
p.m., in the church hall of Holy’.

Trinity Church at 27th, and Lons-
dale. ~'

A guest speaker will be present’
at.each gathering, and participants’

are. asked to bring a. vegan dish

(that means no: meat,’ fish, dairy,

_ Or eggs) to feed six people. A

The event is’ free, but raffles. are
held and donation buckets” are
passed to help cover the Tent of
the hall.

With the amount of enthusiasm '

‘that .was in evidence on’ the first
go-around,- Hogan expects ‘the
dinners to be a great success, as
they are in Marpole and Surrey.

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Shore dinners,’ . call Hogan at

987-8296, .

For a’ greater. “insight into’ the .
Earthsave message, attend their

Feb. 12 event at Harbour Centre
downtown.

Howard: Lyman,
of Jeremy” Rifkin’s
“Beyond . Beef?’ campaign, will
. speak,

For information on ‘that. event, ’

‘call the Earthsave office at. 7B.

5885

| ‘Accompanists. workshop offered

-accompanists
‘Capilano. College
~ from 9 aim, to 6 p.m:. +):
‘Crawford has: been ‘involved
with such groups as’ Judith Mar-

this - Sunday

cuse Dance Company, the Goh .

« Ballet’ and Ballet. B.C. . For. the
Jan. 24 workshop ‘she will teach,

among other things,- music: struc-: §
ture, movement analysis and dic-
tation, repertoire and _improvisa- :

tion.

~The fee is $50. Phone 984-4901.
for more information. ;

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