98 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 
Travelling up Eureka Sound to the northernmost end of 
Fosheim peninsula, at the mouth of Greely Fjord, Ekblaw 
states: 
All along the way we had seen musk-oxen on the hills on both sides 
of the sound, and we killed all we needed for food. Even on the ice, we 
found their tracks for miles. 
The latter observation would indicate that, contrary to the 
belief of Stefansson, musk-oxen may migrate from one 
island to another when the intervening water is frozen 
over. 
Increased Protection of Musk-oxr.—The reduction in the 
numbers of musk-oxen has not only been due to recklessness 
of the natives and the demand for musk-ox robes, but 
thousands have been slain for the support of the various 
Arctic expeditions that have visited or penetrated their 
range. Large numbers have been slaughtered by sports- 
men, and, while no fault is found with those who have killed 
a few individuals for the sake of their heads, or to provide 
specimens for the larger museums, we have evidence that 
a number of men, calling themselves sportsmen, have dis- 
played a passion for slaughtering these animals which rivals 
that of the Eskimo and the game-hog. 
The extermination of the musk-ox is only a matter of a few 
years, unless prompt and adequate steps are taken to put an 
end to the killing of the animal for the sake of its skin. The 
extreme scarcity of the musk-ox is now admitted by the 
fur traders. At the present time I am informed that the 
price in Canada varies from $50 to $350 a robe, according 
to the size and quality. In some cases it takes two or three 
skins to make a robe. In a comparatively recent adver- 
tisement in The Gazette (Montreal), of musk-ox robes offered 
for sale by one of the leading dealers in these supplies, the 
following statement is made as an inducement to purchase; 
