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was set aside by Act of Congress as one of the 

 two National Game Eefuges because of its 

 especial suitability as a breeding-place for the 

 wild creatures of the plains. This does not 

 mean that outside of these refuges the game 

 on the National Forests is not protected, for 

 the officers of the Forest Service are uniformly 

 instructed to see that the game laws of the 

 various states are observed on their forests, 

 in so far as they can do this in justice to 

 their other duties. Many of the Forest officers 

 are regularly appointed Deputy State Game 

 Wardens, and it is the policy of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture to encourage their acting 

 in this capacity when they can do so without 

 prejudice to their work as Forest officers. In 

 the Wichita and the Grand Canyon Game 

 Refuges the Government has not left the mat- 

 ter of caring for game protection wholly to 

 the States, but has established national reser- 

 vations on which an attempt will be made to 

 breed game. 



The Wichita Refuge is further notable for 

 the fact that it has a small herd of buffalo 

 upon it, donated by the American Bison So- 



