Heads and Horn* 



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FIG. 18. WOOD BISON HEAD 



For some reason that remains to be fully explained, the herds of that re- 

 gion are not increasing as they should. In fact, the total seems practically at 

 a standstill. For this, two causes have been suggested, poaching, and the 

 destruction of young stock by gray wolves. For the past six years, the bison 

 of Athabasca have been protected by the laws of the Canadian government, 

 and the bounty on gray wolves, taken in that region, has been raised to $20 per 



