REPORT OF “LHE DLE GLO 
ZOOLOGICAL RvR Ke 
OR the year 1903 we are able to report a great advance to- 
ward the completion of the Zoological Park. Not only has 
the usual progress been made in the construction of perma- 
nent improvements, but the collections have been increased by 
the acquisition of many new animals of noteworthy value. In 
response to this progress, the attendance of visitors has also 
increased over the number of the previous year by nearly sixty 
per cent. 
Of the events fully accomplished during the year, the most im- 
portant were the opening of the Lion House, the completion and 
stocking of the Antelope House, the receipt of the Whitney Buf- 
falo herd and Elk herd, the completion of the four new Bear 
Dens, and the building and stocking of the Llama House. Im- 
portant events provided for development and completion in the 
near future were the building of the large Bird House, Ostrich 
and Small Mammal Houses, large Deer Barn, and the improve- 
ment of the south half of Baird Court. 
It is again a satisfaction to be able to report that the relations 
of the Zoological Park with the public, and the various City 
Departments with which it regularly comes in touch, continue to 
be cordial. The usefulness of the Park to educators and students, 
to animal painters and sculptors, to authors and illustrators, and 
also to the officers of other zoological gardens and parks, is of 
sufficient importance to indicate, even at this early date, the value 
of a zoological park as an educational institution. 
ATTENDANCE, 
Notwithstanding the fact that the street railway facilities for 
reaching the entrances to the Zoological Park are as far away 
as ever, the attendance of visitors has shown a surprising increase. 
The absence of a street railway on Pelham Avenue is a source 
of constant surprise and annoyance to visitors, and this dissatis- 
faction is very frequently expressed by those who are compelled 
