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keen satisfaction to be derived from the development of scientific 

 data which has an immediate practical application. In addition, 

 studying the problems of wild-life administration develops infor- 

 mation in biology relating to life histories and to ecology that is 

 of the utmost importance in biological sciences in general. 



Even the few problems herein mentioned cause one to wonder 

 where capable men are to be found to undertake these and the in- 

 numerable other problems that are not mentioned. It is probable 

 that with the increase in wild vertebrate conservation which is neces- 

 sary if the wild life is to be built up some of the biologists now 

 engaged in other lines will take up the new work, but it would seem 

 that there is a need for universities to give special training along 

 such lines. Scholarships might well be established, and special re- 

 search funds dedicated to such lines would be of great value, until 

 such time as the public and public institutions are fully alive to the 

 need for such work. 



There is a real need for many people to devote their energies to 

 the development of compact, forceful, and convincing ways of show- 

 ing the benefits of wild-life administration and protection. As 

 many brains with different viewpoints attack the problems of devel- 

 oping our wild-life resources, solutions will be produced for prob- 

 lems that now appear quite beyond us, and when the biologists and 

 wild-life administrators have joined forces, we can expect a new era 

 for proper handling of the important natural resources that hitherto 

 have suffered so seriously from indifference and ignorance. 



SUMMARY 



1. There has been extensive depletion and in some cases extinction 

 of valuable or interesting forms of vertebrate animals. 



2. There is need for increasing the wild life supply for : 



a. Recreational uses. 

 h. Commercialization. 



3. The supply can be increased by proper administration or wild 

 animal husbandry on lands and water now producing scanty or no 

 crops. 



4. Proper administration necessitates work by competent natu- 

 ralists to: 



a. Ascertain existing conditions. 



h. Plan steps for improving conditions. 



c. Submit their findings and plans to those in a position to 



facilitate their execution. 



d. Educate the public on the subject to the end of obtaining 



its full cooperation in improved wild-life production. 



