Saving the Big Cats
"Until we are able to control human overpopulation, any species that competes with Homo sapiens for space and food is doomed." KARLA KELLENBERGER Stow, Ohio
I applaud time for its cover story [Aug. 23] on the vulnerable status of big cats (lions, tigers, snow leopards, cheetahs and others)--surely one of the saddest legacies of today's world. Human overpopulation, hunting, poverty and ignorance--along with the horrendous practice of buying and selling animal parts--have proved to be obstacles too tough to overcome, even for creatures as magnificent as the big cats you pictured. Every solution mentioned by the scientists...