Marbled polecat of at least 30% in the previous 10 years. In 1996, it had been considered a species of least concern. The decline in marbled polecat populations thought to be due to habitat destruction (cultivation) and reduction in available prey by use of rodenticides. In Pakistan, it is listed as an endangered species. The marbled polecat was once sought for its fur, generally known as "fitch" or more specifically, "perwitsky" in the fur trade.<ref name="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perwitsky"></ref> In 1945, Kabul shopkeepers were reported to have kept marbled polecats to exterminate rodents. Their journals also show some developed an adverse reaction to the strong
Kennedy (given name) Kennedy (given name) Kennedy is a unisex given name in the English language. The name is an Anglicised form of a masculine given name in the Irish language. According to Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, the given name "Kennedy" is an Anglicised form of "Cinnéidigh", a masculine given name in the Irish language. This Irish name is composed of two elements: the first, "ceann", means "head"; the second, "éidigh", means "ugly". According to Patrick Woulfe, who wrote in the early 19th century, "Kennedy or Kynidi" is an Anglicised form the Irish "Cinnéididh" and "Cinnéidigh". Woulfe derived these Irish names from