1.   Permits will be issued to allow some hunting for research purposes, and trapping in nets to protect bathing beaches.

2.   Spring turkey hunting is allowed in all of New York north of the Bronx.

3.   Spring turkey hunting is allowed anywhere north of the Bronx-Westchester county border.

4.   Three of the four regions in the state in which turkey hunting is allowed, limit a hunter to one bird for the season.

5.   Villagers are asking the government to allow trophy hunting of elephants.

6.   Phyllis Campbell-McCrae, of IFAW, said there were no compelling reasons for allowing hunting to resume.

7.   But the convention allows limited hunting of whales for scientific research.

8.   In announcing the decision, the ministry of fisheries said it would not allow commercial hunting this year of seal pups, which are killed for their pelts.

9.   Japan objects to the worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling and already kills several hundred whales each year under a provision that allows limited hunting for scientific research.

10.   The idea of allowing any hunting is sure to bring strong opposition from conservationists.