196 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
A new game law was enacted in 1902 which shows a very 
earnest purpose on the part of the Newfoundland authorities to 
protect their magnificent herds of caribou. If the law can be en- 
forced against the natives, as well as against the visiting sports- 
men, the former indiscriminate slaughter of deer can be regu- 
lated, if not stopped. The difficulties of educating the natives of 
new countries to respect game laws are, it is needless to say, very 
great. The new law, however, organizes the local guides, and 
makes them to some extent responsible for the observance of the 
law. This is, of course, a great step in the right direction. The 
prohibition of water killing, a special close time during the mi- 
grating season, and the prohibition of hunting within five miles 
of the railroad, are also features which commend the new law 
very strongly to all interested in game preservation. The deer, 
however, have been so abundant in the past that they are still 
regarded by the natives as their chief supply of fresh meat, and 
it will be some years before the Newfoundlanders themselves 
come to realize that intelligent and efficient protection is in their 
own interest. This, however, is the history of the enforcement 
of game laws everywhere. The law itself must be in advance 
of public opinion, and complete enforcement of the law can only 
be achieved long after the statutes are on the books. 
In closing the writer desires to acknowledge his indebted- 
ness to Prof. J. A. Allen, to Mr. Andrew J. Stone for much of 
the information, and for many of the photographs which appear 
in this article, and to Mr. F. A. Lucas, of the U. S. National Mu- 
seum at Washington, to Mr. A. S. Reed, of Victoria, British Co- 
lumbia, to Mr. R. T. Varnum, Mr. Chas. D. Cleveland, Mr. Wm. 
T. Hornaday, Mr. C. Grant La Farge, and Mr. Arthur Moore, of 
New York, for illustrations. 
