Page 6 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1977
Bobcats jeopardized.
unprotected in Texas
United Press International
WASHINGTON — A European
taste for fashionable animal skin
coats has jeopardized the future of
the bobcat, long considered nothing
more than an American pest.
Now individual states and the
U.S. Endangered Species Scientific
Authority are moving to protect the
species, according to a National
Wildlife Federation study.
Bobcats also are known as
wildcats, lynx rufiis and bay lynx.
The federation said the animal,
once widespread and currently un
protected by law in many states in
cluding Texas, is a prime candidate
to replace the now-forbidden skins
of exotic animals.
Bobcat skins are yellow-gold with
black spots and European furriers
consider them a substitute for the
skins of leopards, a species regu
lated under an international
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endangered species agreement.
The price of bobcat pelts has risen
to about $150, with some of the
most favored species — those with
thick furs from the northern United
States — bringing as much as $400
each to trappers.
But the U.S. Endangered Species
Scientific Authority — William
Brown — barred the export of bob
cat pelts taken after August 30.
“The high price of bobcat is a
phenomenon of the last decade,
perhaps caused by recent
worldwide restriction of trade in
larger cats,” said Brown, who esti
mated exporters sell about $10 mil
lion a year worth of bobcat furs
abroad.
Another factor draining bobcat
population is loss of habitat, the
wildlife group said. Yet the federa
tion found the nocturnal bobcat,
which preys mainly on rodents and
rabbits and sometimes young deer,
has adapted to habitats including
swamps, deserts, and mountain
country.
The study found that half the
lower 48 states consider the bobcat
in jeopardy, almost in jeopardy, or,
already endangered.
Delaware lists the bobcat as ex
tinct and eight states have taken
administrative or legislative steps to
save the lynx rufus, the survey
found. Only Kansas and North
Carolina have said their bobcat
populations are increasing.
Many states have put bobcats
under game or fur categories but
closed hunting seasons. Colorado,
Texas, Mississippi, and Wyoming
consider the cat a “predator” with
no limits on hunting.
The bobcat population was stable
in 25 states. The largest populations
reported in the survey were from
New Mexico with an estimated
48,300 wildcats and Colorado with
about 30,000.
Campus activities
Tuesday
Aggie Blood Drive, 9 a m. to 6 p.m..
212-224 MSC
SOTA, 12 noon, 145 MSC
Graduate Student Council, orientation,
3:30 p.m., 225 MSC
Spring 1978 Student Teachers, 5 p.m.,
206 MSC
Free U-Frisbee, 5:30 p.m., 225 MSC
Health & P.E. Majors Club, hotdog
supper, 5:30 p.m., Hensel Park
Campus Crusade for Christ, 6 p.m.,
228 MSC
Free U-Beginning Astrology, 6 p.m.,
350 Rudder
Cepheid Variable, 6:30 p.m., 308 Rud
der
Biochemistry Society, 7 p.m., 302 Rud-
der
Free U-Pipe Smoking, 7 p.m., 402
Rudder
Black Culture Advanced & Unified, 7
p.m., 410 Rudder
Free U-Philosophy of Non-Violence, 7
p.m., 407A, 407R Rudder
Plant Sciences Club, 7 p.m., 510 Rud-
der
Free U-Jogging, 7 p.m., 607 Rudder
Crafts-Macrame, 7 p.m., 139 MSC
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P'"!., I*
140
140 A
Crafts-Basket Weaving,
MSC
Crafts-China Painting, 7 p.m.
MSC
Free U-Bridge, 7 p.m., 141 MSC
Pre-Med, Pre-Dental Society, 7 p.m.,
206 MSC
Plant Sciences Club, social, 7 p.m., 510
Rudder
English 251, Alfred Hitchcock film.
The Man Who Knew Too Much, $1 ad
mission, 7 p.m., 146 Physics Building
Traditions Council, 7:15 p.m., 504
Rudder
Aggie Cinema, 7:30 p.m., 601 Rudder
TAMU Marine Technology Society,
7:30 p.m., 102 Zachry
Health & P.E. Majors Club, 7:30 p.m.,
701 Rudder
Uvalde Area Hometown Club, 7:30
p.m., 137 MSC
TAMU International Folkdance, 7:30
p.m., 201 MSC
Floriculture Club, 7:30 p.m., 226 MSC
Class of‘80, 7:30 p.m., 230 MSC
Frisbee Club, 7:30 p.m., 350 MSC
Class of ‘78 Class Council, 7:30 p.m.,
404 Rudder
Biomedical Science Association. 7:30
p.m., 201 Veterinary Medical Science
Building
Great Issues, Paul Armstrong, "Karen
Quinlan: A Case Analysis, 8 p.m.. Rudder
Theater
Phi Delta Gamma, reception for new
graduate students and faculty, 8 p.m.,
MSC social room
Free U-First Aid, 8p.m., 350A Rudder
TAMU Debate Club, 8:30 p.m., 502
Rudder
Wednesday
Aggie Blood Drive, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
212-224 MSC
Great Issues, seminar on “EuthaZ^
The Medical Aspects, 12 noon, 601 Ry
der
Affirmative Action, 1:30 p m i r
MSC 11
Omega Phi Alpha, 6:30 p.
der
Crafts-Needlepoint, 6:30
MSC
OPA Pledge Meeting, 7 p.m.,
der
Free U-lntro to Camera, 7pm in'
MSC
Free U-Guitar, 7 p.m., 141 MSC
Free U-Social Dance, 7p.m., 225MSC
Free U-Plant, 7 p.m., 350A Rudder
Washington D. C. Area Homcton
Club, 7:15 p.m., 607 Rudder
Bridge Committee, 7:15 p.m., MSC
TAMU Sports Car Club, 7:30p.m., jj
Rudder
Kappa Delta Pi, 7:30 p.m., 401R
TAMU Emergency Care Team,
p.m., 402 Rudder
Skeet and Trap Club, 7:30 p.m, a
Rudder
A&M Misslemen, 7:30 p t m., 510 Ry.
der
Student Government Rules & [W
lations, 7:30 p.m., 507A, 507B. Rudder
Crafts-Crochet, 7:30 p.m., 110 MSC
Social Dance Club, 7:30 p.m., 201MSC
CAM AC, Ruben Bonilla. 7:30 p.m. 1
Rudder
Handball Club, exhibition and dinr
7:30 p.m., court 9 Deware Fieldhouse
Sigma Delta Chi, "Dave and Doi
Show, 7:30 p.m., 003 Reed McDonald
Outdoor Recreation Committee, liu
aid seminar, 7:30 p.m., 504 Rudder
Aggie Cinema, Swept Away, 8 p.m
Rudder Theater
Baha’i Club, 8 p.m., 230 MSC
Wichita Falls Area Hometown Club,'
p.m., 301 Rudder
Aggie Speleological Society, 8p.m.,#l
Rudder
Free U-Job Placement, 8 p.m., SK
Rudder
Austin Hometown Club, 8 p.m., 1JI
MS<
CAMAC Reception, 8 p.m., 145MSC
Medina County Hometown Club, S
p.m., 203 MSC
Vh(
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Bn KVl
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swung
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they share
ips. They
each othei
died their
of bananas
tomatoes
Suzy pm'
ked
led it and at
afterthoug
!er mouth,
the friends
and Drucy
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University
d Animals
of Suzy, D
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to 6 p.m.
Thursday
Aggie Blood Drive, 9 a.m
212-224 MSC
Pan American Roundtable, 7 p.m
University Lutheran Student Center
Cross-Campus Shuttle Public Hearing.
Student Services Committee, 8 p.m
305A and 305B Rudder
Political Forum, Barry Goldwater Jr.i
p.m., Rudder Theater
Cepheid Variable, Dante’s Infemo,
p.m., 701 Rudder
Friday
College of Medicine Convocation,
p.m.. Rudder Theater
ARTS COMMITTEE I RISfMs
MM I >ir«M litr.Hi
C KX H IB! 7 / O/y AND SALE
OF ‘-FIfit ,-54fy.T cpRIiyjTS
Prices are *3.00 each or 3 for ’6.00.
FULL-COLOR REPRODUCTIONS Ol MAS 11 ItPU C US'
featuring the works n/ Cltagall. Pah. M.nn*. I,in (,ogh
Breughel, Cezanne, I'rtinkenthuler. Il.nm-t Klee \lun Monet \lagntte
Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, I'onloitsr-I tinue, ti'i, /ii ,tnd others
over 1200 different prints and MASTER !)K \WINGS
TIME: Oct. 10-14
9 a.m.-5 p.n
PLACE: Memorial Student Center
Main Concourse
New stort
solves wot
of lefties
United Press International
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.
Leonardo da Vinci was a lefty
was Charlie Chaplin, King Gusjotlv
flLD Anim
■ding farm
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ident for op
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bred for
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GREAT ISSUES
presents
Paul Armstrong—
“KAREN QUINLAN: A CASE
ANALYSIS”
OCT. 11, 1977 8:00 P.M.
Rudder Theater Non-Students
$1.00
Seminar —
“EUTHANASIA: THE MEDICAL
ASPECTS”
with Dr. Michael Jamail,
Dr. Phil Davis and
Dr. Larry McCullough
Oct. 12, 1977 12:00 Noon
601 Rudder Tower FREE
m/c
II of England, Judy Garland, BiIlf
Ruth, Harry Truman, Cole Pot! |
and Jack the Ripper.
And so are between 15 and:
percent of the people in theUnili
States today.
Lefties have always had troul
living in a right-handed world
Jerry Drake knows this asiv
any southpaw, and has openeJ
left-handed store called the Soul
paw — at the Cinderella Citysli«(
ping center in Englewood.
Tm left-handed and all myl
I’ve had trouble finding things
use with my left hand, like setoo
for instance, said Drake. IS 10
what really triggered the idea*
store was when I had trouble loci
ing a left-handed gun holster
So far, the store’s biggest sel
items arc* T-shirts with lettens
such as “Love a Lefty,” ;'W!
Left, ” and “Ask me if I m s ' n1 *'
(Sinister means left in Latin.) D ri
said most of his customers
been right-handed persons W
gifts for left-handed friends or
His store also sells lefty golf^
hockey sticks, scissors, can ope*
address books, yardsticks, hnj
knives, notebooks, potato pc
corkscrews and soup ladles.
“And we had a cowboy in
the other day wondering why
don’t have instructions on
handed calf roping, said Dm e
HERLEY
animals
ers and bt
kind of
iortunate,”
iple of days
the animal
The animals
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tl
Sneeze salut
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United Press International
What we say to sneezers sf
from a decree issued by P (, l x ‘
ory I. “Dio ti benedica, (G 0 ^ 1
you) be said to victims of a sM
epidemic—marked by sneC , Z [|
fits—which swept Rome in
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