Norway 2001-02-07 The Wolves in the Osterdalen Valley must die. This was the message from the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Wednesday. The so-called Atndals-pack and a couple in Imsdalen, nine wolves altogether, are scheduled for termination in the hunt starting Saturday. The Ministry of the Environment denied an appeal filed after the initial decision in The Directorate of Administration of Nature earlier. According to the directorate and the ministry they've decided to go through with the hunt "to protect sheep and other domestic animals in the area".
A group of 20 protesters is willing to go to prison to stop the hunt. They will act as living shields between the hunters and the wolves.
"To celebrate wilderness was to celebrate the wolf; Barry Lopez - Of Wolves and Men
WEEK 7 Feb 5th to 11th
NINE WOLVES TO BE SHOT
Willing to go to prison
- We can't just sit still and watch this happen, protester Svein Sorli says.
to want an end to wilderness and all it stood for was to want the wolf's head".
DYEING OF HAIR GIVES RISK OF CANCER
To dye your hair, like so many fashion fancies, is shown to give cancer. In this particular instance it's the bladder that is the "victim". It's the so-called permanent dyes and the colors red and brown that are the most dangerous, according to the American scientist Manuela Gago-Dominguez.
19 percent of the bladder cancer cases in Los Angeles County, California can be linked to the use of permanent dyes, a number probably not atypical across United States, says Gago-Dominguez MD PhD. And this number, high as it is, is nothing compared to those of hairdressers or barbers. They're five times more likely to develop bladder cancer. This has been reported in previous studies, however, but the cancer risk for personal use of dyes, that is a new discovery.
It has always been known, however, that permanent dyes do contain cancer-inducing chemicals. Some of them are also causing genetic changes.
Entered 2001-02-07