ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 513 



REMARKS ON THE SPORTSMAN'S PLATFORM. 



Up to this time it appears that no declaration of principles ever has been submitted to the 

 sportsmen of the world, or even to those of America alone, for their endorsement and adherence. 

 Because of this fact, and in the hope of a result useful to all, I have the honor to submit the en- 

 closed Sportsman's Platform, for such endorsement as it may be able to win on its own merits. 



It is my belief that much strength may be gained for the general cause of game protection by 

 a definite agreement between the sportsmen of the world on the cardinal principles that apply 

 everywhere to the pursuit and the preservation of large game. Such an agreement would be re- 

 ceived in all law-making bodies with respectful consideration, and if sufficiently comprehensive 

 it might prove of great value in camjaaigns for better game laws, for the education of the general 

 public, and for the creation of new game preserves. 



These fifteen cardinal principles have been drawn up to cover not only the conditions that 

 e.Kist to-day, but also to meet others that seem of certain development in the near future. For the 

 countries of Asia and Africa it is eas3' to substitute for "Indian" the word "native." 



The adoption of this Platform by sportsmen's organizations, and by unattached sportsmen, is 

 respectfully invited ; and a careful register will be kept of all who advise me of their endorsement. 



W T 1-T 

 ADOPTIONS. 



The following organizations have formally adojjted the Sportsman's Platform as their code 



of ethics, and publislied it in their club books : — 



Camp-Fire Club of America, New York, Dec. 10, 1908. Ernest T. Seton, President. Member- 

 ship, 260. 



The Lewis and Clark Club, Pittsburg, Pa. William M. Kennedy. President. Sixty members. 



The North American Fish and Game Protective Association, January 20, 1909- Hon. Dr. 

 J. O. Reaume, President. jSIcmbership about 400. An international organization. Adopt- 

 ed at the Toronto Convention, after a full discussion of Plank 5. 



The Rod and Gun Club, Sheridan County, Wyoming, May I, 1909- George Lord, President; 

 Dr. F. a. Hodson, Vice-President. Seventy-four members. 



The Camp-Fire Club of Michigan, Detroit, May 20, 1909. Gustavus D. Pope, President. Or- 

 ganized May 12. Twenty members. 



CONVICTION OF SONG-BIRD KILLERS, as we are aware, this is the second bequest of 



TXT/-,T-.xT'7/-> o A /-I /-.<-> J \ L ■ 1^ J the kind ever made in this countrv. and the So- 



INCENZO SACCO and Antonio Guadagno. . , .„ , , r ^^ ■ ■, j- 



, I J 1 T-> i /^ n^ J cietv will scrupulouslv carrv out the wishes or 



who were arrested bv Deputy Game-Warden ,, ■, . i p i " /• .i "/• i 



John J. Rose, of the Zoological Park torce, 



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the lamented founder of the fund. 



for kilbng song-birds for food, as described in ^-^tIONAL AND PROVINCIAL PARKS 



BIU.LETIN No. 32 page l'3;^-ere finally tried ^^^ ^^^^ PRESERVES. 



and convicted, and sentenced to ten weeks in the 



penitentiary. If the fines to which the men June 1, 1909- 



were liablehad been paid, according to law, they in the united states. 



would have amounted to about $450. The of- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2,142,720 acres. 



fenses referred to were committed in New York Chickamauga and Chattanooga National and 



^ , , ., ^ .1 rz 1 . 1 Ti 1 Military, Tennessee 6,195 



City, within three miles of the Zoological Park. sequoia, ' California i60,ooo 



Yosemite, California 967,690 



Mt. Rainier, Washington 207,360 



MISS CAROLINE PHELPS STOKES. Crater Lake, Oregon^.. ..-^.. 2 01 9*000 



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HE wild birds of America have lost a good ^p^or^r^i^^r^oflsrs^erve:::::::::::::: 909;?43 



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friend. On April 26, 1909, Miss Caroline Wichita Forest and Game Preserve 57,120 



' - \vi„i,;,„ National Bison Range 9,760 



^, , o. 1 J r 1.1 wicnita i^arionai Disuii i^aiigc 



Phelps stokes passed trom eartn. Montana National Bison Range, fenced range. 



It is fitting that all friends of birds, and of for captive game herds 20,000 " 



wild life generally, should know that only a few in the Canadian rockies. 



, , '^. ,•, ,, ,,. r-ii liJ Rocky Mountains Park, Alberta 2,764,800 acres. 



months before her death. Miss Stokes completed yoho Park, Alberta i,799,6S0 " 



the establishment with tlie New York Zoological Giac^r Park, Aiberta,..^^^^..^^^^.^^...^.^^^........ 1,474,560 ;; 



Society of a special endowment fund of $5,000. Elk island Park, Alberta, (for captive bison).... 40,960 " 



' i.i-ii Jj' lasper Park Alberta 3,488,000 " 



the income from which is to be expended annu- g^^, Kootenay Preserve, British Columbia 288,000 " 



ally in measures designed to promote the pro- Yaiakoi,"''MTunrar:s';"Liiiro«'- District, British 



tection and increase of our native birds. So tar Columbia i92,ooo " 



