The rare Arabian Oryx is believed to have inspired the myth of the unicorn. This desert
antelope became virtually extinct in the early 1960s. At that time, several groups of
international conservationists arranged to have nine animals sent to the Phoenix Zoo
to be the nucleus of a captive breeding herd. Today, the Oryx population
is over 1,000, and over 500 have been returned to the Middle East.

© 2000 by Glenn H. Utter

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Utter, Glenn H.

Encyclopedia of gun control and gun rights / Glenn H. Utter.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-57356-172-X (alk. paper)

1. Firearms--Law and legislation--United States Encyclopedia.

2. Gun control--United States Encyclopedia. I.Title.

KF3941.A68U88 2000

363.3'3'097303--dc2l 99-43449

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