CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 



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CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 



A publication devoted to tlie conser- 

 vation of wild life and published qua,r- 

 teiiy by the California State Fish and 

 Game Commission. 



Sent free to citizens of the State of 

 California. Offered in exchange for 

 ornithological, mammalog-ical and simi- 

 lar periodicals. 



All material for publication should be 

 sent to H. C. Bryant, Museum of Verte- 

 brate Zoology, Berkeley, California. 



April 10, 1915. 



Everyone owns a share in the natu- 

 ral resources of this state. The pro- 

 tection and conservation of game is, 

 therefore, to the interest of every 

 citizen. 



"CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCA- 

 TION." 



There seems to be no eud to the senti- 

 ment favoring our motto: "Conservation 

 through education." When the federal 

 bird law was being discussed in con- 

 gress. Representative Tjiuthicum of Mary- 

 land said : 



"We should begin a campaign of edu- 

 cation, teacliing not only the pleasure to 

 be had from a closer acquaintance with 

 our bird friends, but also the benefits 

 which farmers derive from their presence. 

 To many it has never occurred that man 

 is the only living creature who takes life 

 for sport or pleasure ; others take life, but 

 when they do so, it is always for food 

 or in self-defense — never for pleasure 

 alone. Legislation alone will never as- 

 sure that complete protection toward 

 wliich this measure is a step. Real pro- 

 tection will come through educating our 

 people as to the value of birds, that they 

 may realize the part played by them and 

 other inhabitants of our fields, forests and 

 streams as economic factors in our every- 

 day life. Unless backed by strong public 

 cooperation, legislation will accomplish 

 little." 



ORGANIZATIONS DEFENDING WILD 

 LIFE. 



The growth of sentiment in favor of 

 wild life conservation is showing itself 

 in a number of ways. One noticeable 



thing has been the growth of a number 

 of societies having for their object the 

 protection of wild life. Besides such 

 older active organizations as the Cooper 

 Ornithological Club and Audubon Society, 

 there are now four other societies more 

 recently formed whose distinct purpose is 

 to stir up interest and actively work for 

 better wild life conservation. A list of 

 these more recent organizations, with the 

 names and addresses of their presidents 

 and secretaries, is given below. 



California State Fish, Game, and 

 Forest Protective League — J. B. Ilauer, 

 president, 21G Pine street, San Francisco ; 

 J. Sherman Woolf, secretary, Monterey. 



California Associated Societies for the 

 Conservation of Wild Life — Dr. William 

 F. Bade, president, 2223 Atherton street, 

 Berkeley ; Dr. W. P. Taylor, secretary, 

 Mrseum of Vertebrate Zoolog.v, Berkeley. 

 P^stablished 1912, composed of many 

 prominent organization's, such as the 

 Sierra Club, California Academy of 

 Sciences and the State Humane Associa- 

 tion. 



The Wild Life Protective League of 

 America, Department of Southern Cali- 

 fornia — Charles F. Holder, president, 47.1 

 Bellefcntaine street, Pasadena ; Major F. 

 R. Burnham, D.S.O., secretary, Fresno. 

 I'^stablished 1914. 



California Wild Life Defenders — Henry 

 C. Hall, president, Corte Madera ; Harry 

 Harper, secretary, Capitola. Established 

 1914. 



The last-named organization is the 

 latest to take the field. Its secretary, 

 Harry Harper, was formerly secretary of 

 the California State Fish, Game, and 

 Forest Protective League. The motto of 

 this new organization is : "For Our 

 State. For Its Streams and Forests. 

 For Its Song Birds and Flora. For All 

 Its Wild Life — and So, at the Last — For 

 Our State." 



The California Federation of Women's 

 Clubs, with 30,000 members in the state, 

 has organized a committee for the con- 

 servation of wild life, with Mrs. Harriet 

 Williams Myers as chairman. This 

 shows that the women of California can 

 be depended upon to support wise con- 

 servation measures. 



All of the above organizations have 

 taken an active part in supporting cer- 

 tain measures relative to fish and game 

 proposed during the last session of the 

 legislature. 



