Charity News from Monday, Jul. 30, 2001

Victory For Sea Otters - Lawsuit threatening them dismissed
The Ocean Conservancy | SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- A lawsuit filed by fishermen in Santa Barbara against the U.S. that would have harmed declining sea otter populations in California was dismissed today. The capture and removal effort was actually killing otters, and the ...

Dry Tortugas America's First True Ocean Wilderness Site
The Ocean Conservancy | Until recently, the area's remoteness and a prohibition on commercial fishing inside Dry Tortugas National Park provided some protection from over-exploitation. "The Tortugas Ecological Reserve is crucial to the protection of Florida's most ...

Professional Women's Group Partners with International Literacy Organization
ProLiteracy Worldwide | SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, July 30, 2001 - In response to overwhelming statistics showing that women are among the poorest of the poor in almost all societies, the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) has initiated a five-year partnership with ...

 

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