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Show Wildlife week set Governor Scott Matheson has proclaimed March 15-21 15-21 as Wildlife Week in Utah. Utah joins the 50-state observance of the 44th annual National Wildlife Week. Elementary school children throughout Utah will participate in special wildlife studies the week of Mar. 15-21. The Utah Wildlife Federation, an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, with assistance from Utah Wildlife Resources officers, has, distributed education packets to elementary schools in the state. "We Care About Oceans" is the theme of National Wildlife Week 1981. Although no oceans border Utah, oceans are just as vital to Utahns as to other people in the world, says Sheldon Eppich, Utah Wildlife Federation president. Protecting ocean quality is irital to man and wildlife. A large percentage of the world's animals live in the vast seas covering two thirds of this planet. |