SEAL LIFE ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 37 
Table showing the increase in seal life that would naturally result from the complete pro- 
tection of the females. 





[eee | Annual Annual | Total 
“! | Breeding | increase of | increase of F 
Year. | females | young breeding | brewdie 
females. females. | *©™ates. 
[ON cs) See Oe sees saree a ed ee | 50, 000 | B550007|| Nia) | |222. eee 
TO ci ee rene ee Opes Brey CAFS SOR eee 50, 000 | 25, 000 | hw len LES 
180) 2. Gy SS En? eee erat Peas Se Sis i eee 50, 000 | 25, 000 (Qyneal lsoses gee 
TCS: - oe eee ges 2 Seen Sea” ALS Sm | 50, 000 | 37, 500 25, 000 75, 000 
AGH... 13:51 te ee Soha Sao mee 75, 000 50, 000 | 25, 000 100, 000 
OU eee ees SERA) Se Me SS See ema renee bis | 100, 000 62, 500 | 25, 000 125, 000 
ER) neared tS a ON Sas ys See ee nears. S54 | 125, 000 81, 250 37, 500 162, 500 
MIS Ska aa ae ee case eae oO eRe Seiaeieac| 1 2621500 106, 250 | 50, 000 212, 500 
ND a as a iaia ta aloe tatetee. sions = [ee a ein ele elem merc cine = 212, 500 137, 500 62, 500 275, 000 
TUS 3 has eee aS ee Oe Oa ener | 275, 000 178, 125 | 81, 250 356, 250 
POD Ge, ee ae te eee acta 356, 250 231,250} 106, 250 462, 500 
TITTY es oan ae Ra a me Se ee ote ee 462, 500 300, 000 137, 500 | 600, 000 
TSS 3) 5 ee Ee ee ee 8 a | 600, 000 389. 062 | 178, 000 778, 125 
TNS: 4 5 Sea Oe Ra IgG Aenea arene oD FaSH125 504, 687 231, 250 1, 009, 375 
ROTOR a EE a SSC a Oe | 1,009, 375 654,687 | 300,000 1,309, 375 
(OTL. och eee ee ee etme arenas Same tre Eau | 1,309, 375 844,718 | 389, 062 1, 689, 437 
FT Re ee eee eo aha Saat oelnmeemernies cine | 1,689,437 | 1, 097, 062 | 504, 687 2,194, 124 
1: 13, La Sakae ED epg meee rpm Re eC Lda 9 aS ee | 2,194,124) 1,424,405] 654, 887 2, 848, 811 
FRC ds 2 Bie ee eh acl Ce ae a ae | 2,848,811 | 1,846,764 | 844,718 | ‘3,693, 529 
PO ee Saino cata Se halcee once dslee sep nee eescaise ects 3, 693, 529 2,395, 295 | 1, 097, 062 4, 790, 591 
TGR. = - 52 2 pone ee ee eee See Se ER 4,790,591 | 2,818,677 | 1,846, 764 6, 637, 355 


a Available as breeders at third year. 
LOSS OF YOUNG SEALS BY STARVATION. 
The steamer Albatross having left Bering Sea in 1895 somewhat 
earlier than usual, I did not visit the rookeries on the Pribilof Islands 
in September to repeat the observations made by me at the same 
season in 1894, respecting the loss of young seals resulting from 
pelagic sealing. Arrangements were made, however, with the resident 
Treasury agents for a full and explicit report as to the extent of the 
damage that was certain to result from the presence of a large sealing 
fleet in Bering Sea during the breeding season. Such report, recently 
forwarded by Messrs. Adams and Judge, the resident agents of the 
Treasury Department in charge, gives the number of dead pups upon 
each rookery to October 10, the total loss of young seals for both islands 
up to that time amounting to 28,066. Many weak and emaciated pups 
were observed on all the rookeries, aud these have doubtless since died. 
Pup seals are very fat and can not be killed by starvation in less than 
a month’s time. Although many thousands of young seals were lost 
by starvation in September and October. 1894, on account of sealing 
done in August, I found no dead pups until after September 1. From 
that time on, the death of the young was continuous. 
The following summation of the loss for 1895 is accompanied by affi- 
davits as to the correctness of the counts made: 
Loss of young seals on the Pribilof Islands by starvation resulting from the killing of 
Semale seals in Bering Sea in 1895. 
{Count in full to October 10, 1895. | 


ST. PAUL ISLAND. ST. GEORGE ISLAND. 
Metapie TOOkery....-- 5-2... <22- 857 | Zapadnie rookery ---...--------- 2, 083 
Lukannon rookery -....---.------ oer | orth rOokery,-. = 22i2..5-se5ees- = 1, 559 
asoonirookery .. 2.5.2 25.52248 300 | Starry Arteel rookery.-...------- 1, 131 
Bolavina,rookery,.23-. ..4-2- +22 1970) brash rookeny -2 3-012 s-.sse eee 986 
Garhbowch cookery ..-.-.----)-.-- 1514) Little Kast rookery....-----.-.-.- 253 
ReemleOkKely: 25. sooo. ts +. ses 3, 376 | = 
Upper Zapadnie rookery.----.--.. 5) Bib. Rotel se eee eee sie 6, 012 
Lower Zapadnie rookery.......-- 381 | 22, 054 
Melstourookerys. 222. s22...4ele 2, 582 | = 
Northeast Point rookery.-.-...-.--- 4,017 | Grand. total... 2. <s-ceic5.-) 2008 
Sea Lion Rock rookery -.-.--..--- 361 | 
TVD 2A Ce eo 22, 054 

