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Of Africa Said
To Be Vanishing
Seattle, Wash., (Science
Service)-The great wild ani
mals of Africa are vanishing.
Civilization, fire and lack of
water take their toll. A black
market in ivory and rhino
horn encourages poachers.
This dark picture of the
Dark Continent was drawn at
the Fifth World Forestry Con
gress meeting here by Col.
Merwyn Cowie, director of
the Royal National Parks of
Kenya.
"In Kenya, poaching is or
ganized on a colossal scale,
ivory and rhino horn being
the main products. These are
smuggled out through a high
ly organized ring of traders
across the Indian Ocean to
be sold for, various purposes
' in the East and Far East."
Col. Cowie reported that re
cently rangers found 1,283
elephants killed by poachers
in an area only 20 miles
square.
Primitive Weapon!
He said the poachers may
use poisoned arrows, pits,
snares and ' muzzle-loaded
guns.
"Muzzle-loaders are primi
tive weapons, loaded by pack
ing powder down the muzzle
and then cramming the bar
rel with all kinds of missiles,
including bent nails, stones or
anything else that can be pro
cured. ,
"The result of using such
weapons is that a very large
number of animals are wound
ed in addition to those which
are mercifully killed quick
ly,',' Col. Cowie said that in
Tanganyika alone there are
80,000 licensed muzzle-loaders
in the hands of inexperi
enced hunters.
Vultures Form Spiral
Arrows with poisons from
trees are used in some parts
of East Africa. After being
hit, "an elephant sometimes
dies within a few hours or
lingers in pain for several
days. When it eventually
dies, the vultures form a
spiral in the sky which in
dicates to the poachers pre
cisely where to look for their
prize. The tusks are then
hacked out and cut up into
sections and smuggled . out
through a highly organized
smuggling ring."
Wire snares are often used
to catch the wildebeest. Then,
only its tail is taken to. sell
as a fly switch.
Col. Cowie said the African
governments must stike hard
at the poachers and what he
called their crime against
posterity.
But control of fire seems
even more difficult. "I have
never yet seen any part of
Africa where it is entirely
possible to prevent fire."
Supplies Upset
And water Supplies are fre
quently upset by man's ac
tivities. "Lake levels are fall
ing, rivers are drying up and
springs are disappearing."
Col. Cowie sees the ex
tinction of many wild beasts
unless they can be saved by
' sanctuaries. But, "the sanc
tuaries included in the sys
tem of national parks and re
serves throughout Africa are
hopelessly inadequate to pre
serve all the species which
used to roam the face of this
great continent.
"Africa is a harsh master
and its animals are subjected
to all kinds of calamities, in
cluding epizootic diseases,
floods, plagues and droughts,
"Should the species in one
area be destroyed by one of
these misfortunes then there
is no reservoir from which
to draw replenishment."
Death in'FanSity'
Doesn't Bring Leave
St. Louis - Pvt. Robert Ran
dolph, stationed at Fort Bliss,
Tex., got a letter from home
that said: "Sister had died."
In short order he: 1. tried
unsuccessfully to reach his
family by telephone; 2. asked
the Red Cross for help; 3.
tried to arrange an emergency
leave.
When a Red Cross worker
reached the Randolph family
by phone and explained the
problem, her reply was a
shriek of laughter from the
soldier's mother.
The letter, written by Pvt.
Randolph's nephew, William
Jarrett, 12, wasn't referring
to the GI's sister, Odelia, it
told only of the demise of
William's pet parakeet, "Sis
ter." .
Drivers Advised To
Eat Light Meals
Tampa, Fla. - The Penlnsu-
la Motor club advises motor
ists driving on Florida's new
iMtBia hlffhwavg to eat
light meals and wear loose
fitting clothes. .
The club, an affiliated of
the American Automobile as
sociation, suggested drivers
should "avoid heavy, sleep
indtfcing meals and be sure
clothes are comfortable."
The club also recommend
. ed stopping every 100 miles
for a cup of coffee and a
stretch.
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