Preservation of Our Wild Animals 



part of the whole problem, because It Involves the 

 acquisition of land which has already been taken 

 up by settlers and which Is not covered by the 

 present forest reserve machinery, and which I fear 

 In many Instances will require new legislation. 



Animals can change their habits during the 

 summer, and have already done so; the wapiti, 

 buffalo, and even the pronghom have totally 

 changed their normal ranges to avoid their new 

 enemy ; but in winter they are forced by the heavy 

 snows and by hunger right down into the enemy's 

 country. 



Thus we not only have the problem of making 

 game preserves out of our forest reserves, but we 

 have the additional problem of enlarging the area 

 of forest reserves so as to provide for winter feed- 

 ing. If this Is not done all the protection which 

 is afforded during the summer will be wholly 

 futile. This condition does not prevail in the 

 East, in Maine and In the Adirondacks, where 

 the winter and summer ranges are practically 

 similar. It is, therefore a new condition and a 

 new problem. 



Greater difficulties have been overcome, how- 

 ever, and I have no doubt that the members 

 of this Club will be among the leaders In 

 the movement. The whole country now applauds 



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