-^ The Preservation of African Game 



being- impressed by this when looking on at Europeans 

 securing catches offish by the use of dynamite cartridges — 

 an operation that was prohibited, but that it was not pos- 

 sible to prevent. It is interesting and instructive to note 

 that the swamps, lakes, and rivers most frequented by 

 crocodiles, turtles, otters, and fish-eating birds of all kinds, 

 are always alive with fish. It is often impossible to get 

 water for one's bath that is free from fish. I used to find 

 it difficult even to keep them out of the dishes in which 

 I washed my negatives. 



To sum up, only those animals should be exterminated 

 which are indisputably injurious to man. For the most 

 part, the beautiful wild animals of East Africa find 

 ample nourishment on the wide velt, and do no harm to 

 us w^hatever. 



