BUREAU OF THE BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 



Division of Public Relations: A new division was estab- 

 lished in the reorganization of July 2, 1934. Its duties, 

 briefly stated, are to continue and coordinate the work for- 

 merly rendered by the Editorial Office and the Office of 

 Exhibits. The new division is responsible for the editing 

 of all manuscripts for official and outside publication, writ- 

 ten either by or for members of the Bureau, for all press 

 and radio releases, and for the creation and distribution of 

 exhibits, photographs, and bulletins. 



The Division is especially charged with the duty of pre- 

 paring a program of publication which will keep the public 

 acquainted with the accumulated facts and findings of the 

 various scientific divisions of the Bureau. It is planned to 

 draft a schedule of publications based on the needs of the 

 public and to assign to their preparation those members of 

 the Bureau most fitted to cover the subject. 



Maintaining a Balance of Interests: The most difficult 

 problem facing the Biological Survey today is to maintain 

 a balance between the various pressure groups interested in 

 wild life. On one side there are the agricultural and graz- 

 ing interests who demand that the Survey undertake control 

 measures against certain species of wild life which they 

 contend prey upon their crops and herds. On the other side 

 are the various naturalist groups who contend that the sole 

 duty of the Survey is protecting wild life, not destroying it, 

 and who demand that the Survey stop control measures at 

 once. 



In between is the sportsman's group which is chiefly in- 

 terested in " more game birds." It demands that the 

 Survey undertake control measures against all other forms 

 of wild life which feed upon game birds. But even the 

 sportsmen are divided as to the best methods of getting 

 more game birds. One section of the group argues that 

 game birds are fast disappearing and that, therefore, the 

 hunting season should be shortened ; the other section, repre- 



