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Waterfowl, on wintering grounds, give the impression of great abundance, but in reality major concentrations 

 at this season may involve an appreciable portion of the ducks, or geese, of a flyway. The Bureau of Sport 

 Fisheries and Wildlife, responsible for the well-being of the resource, must therefor operate in the field of public 

 relations and education as well as the actual management of migratory birds. (Photo by David B. Marshall) 



SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS 



SOME BUREAU SERVICES THROUGH THE 

 BRANCH 



Bird ami Mammal Laboratories for all. — The 

 Bureau's .small staff of mamma]o<rists and orni- 

 tholof^ists, housed in the National Museum and 

 concerned professionally with the identification 

 and distribution of wild mammals and birds, has 

 plenty of opportunity to serve the general public. 

 In 1962, they were called upon to supply informa- 



tion by Members of Congress, Federal bureaus 

 and agencies, various conservation organizations, 

 a score or more of nationally circulated magazines, 

 museums throughout the world, professors and 

 graduate students from many universities, and 

 hundreds of individuals who queried by letter 

 or telephone. Visitors to the laboratories included 

 92 parties from 28 States, the District of Columbia, 

 and 14 foreign countries, among wliom were more 

 than 70 nationally and internationally known 

 scientists atid wildlife officials. 



