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conjunction with the Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture 

 at Washington. The different educational institutions in the state — the 

 University of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural College, Reed College, and others — 

 will actively assist in the work by putting men in the field and undertaking 

 the investigation of certain problems or districts. 



During the winter of 1911 and 1912, fifteen elk were transported from the 

 Jackson Hole country in Wyoming, and liberated on the Wallowa Forest 

 Reservation in the northeastern part of Oregon. On account of the difficulties 

 in transporting these animals and the long distance they were hauled, several 

 were injured; four cows and one bull died during the winter. The increase 

 during the spring of 191 2 amounted to one calf. 



During last winter, a herd of fifteen more of these animals was secured 

 from the Biological Survey, and released in an enclosure of 2,500 acres in 

 Wallowa County. Since that time, a number of calves have been born, and 

 the herd has been materially increased. During the transfer from the town 

 of Joseph to the pasture, one of the cows escaped. This animal has become 

 quite tame, and is often seen with a herd of cattle along the foothills. 



A great deal of interest has been aroused through southern Oregon, espe- 

 cially Grant's Pass, Roseburg, Riddle, and Ashland, in an effort to secure 

 the introduction of elk to replace the large herds that were formerly abundant 

 in the Cascade and Coast mountains. The movement was started at Grant's 

 Pass to make a large game-refuge, to give these and other animals and birds 

 more careful protection. One citizen of that locality subscribed $500; $i,ico 

 was raised, and it is expected that $2,500 will be raised at Grant's Pass to 

 carry out this plan. 



Inasmuch as the species of Coast, or Roosevelt, elk that now inhabits 

 the Cascade and Coast mountains is not very abundant, it has been thought 

 best to prevent their interbreeding with the elk (Cervus canadensis) from the 

 Jackson Hole country. 



In order to secure Coast elk to be liberated in this section of the country, 

 Mr. L. Alva Lewis, Field Agent for the Biological Survey, recently made a 

 trip of investigation into the Olympic Mountains. Plans are on foot to capture 

 a number of these animals during the coming winter, and transfer them to 

 southern Oregon. 



PREDATORY ANIMALS 



In various sections of the Pacific Coast, the larger predatory animals, 

 such as cougar, wolves, and bobcats, are still abundant. These animals 

 are causing a large amount of destruction, especially to deer and various 

 species of game-birds. There are several packs of wolves in the Cascade Moun- 



