FOREWORD 



Sir Northup MacMillan, F. J. Nettlefold, and Greswold 

 Williams, who utilise the land they cannot farm for 

 the preservation of Big Game, and willingly allow 

 anyone to study and photograph the wild animals on 

 their property, but do not sanction killing under any 

 circumstances. 



The wanton destruction of wild animals is as 

 detestable as it is unnecessary, and when the members 

 of a photographic expedition are guilty of maiming 

 their " sitters " by gun-shot it fills the ordinary man 

 with a sense of disgust. To give authority to this 

 accusation let me quote The Field newspaper : — 



" On a certain morning on the Athi plains, in 1921, 

 two Englishmen came upon two wounded eland. They 

 were lying down not far from each other, and a short 



distance away Mr. was cutting up a third eland. 



The EngHshmen questioned him about the wounded 

 animals, and in reply he told them that he particularly 

 did not want to kill them before evening, as he wanted 

 to drive them in front of his car so as to be able to take 

 photographs of them. One of the Englishmen accordingly 

 went back and shot the two eland himself." 



It is as a naturaHst that I view the wanton slaughter 

 of game with such abhorrence. I have travelled across 

 the world to secure photographic records of wild 

 animals at home, and my work has been a labour of love. 

 That men and women of this and future generations 



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