REPORT OF 

 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 



THE Executive Committee of the Board of Managers of the 

 Xew York Zoological Society has the satisfaction of 

 reporting another year of continuous and suhstantial progress, 

 especially along the lines of scientific work. 



The Zoological Park and the Aquarium have continued to 

 enjov an extraordinary measure of pul)lic approval, as is best 

 evidenced by the fact, that during the year 1907, 1,276,041 peo- 

 ple visited the Zoological Park, and 2,131,393 visited the Aqua- 

 rium, making the striking total of visitors to the two institutions 

 of 3,407,434. The cost to the City for providing amusement, 

 recreation and scientific instruction to this great crowd was about 

 five and one-half cents per visitor. 



During the past vear the most important permanent improve- 

 ments comprised the partial construction of the Elephant House ; 

 the completion of the northern retaining walls, steps and balus- 

 trades of Baird Court ; the construction of the western approach 

 to Baird Court; the construction of the Plaza at the Boston 

 Road Entrance ; the completion of the West Farms Block ; the 

 completion of the West Farms Entrance to the Park ; the re- 

 modeling of the Elk Corrals, Mountain Goat Corrals, and other 

 enclosures for Xorth American Deer ; and the construction of 

 important new walks. The construction of the Entrance Pavil- 

 ions, Concourse Approach and Concourse at the north end of 

 the Park is nearly finished. 



The membership of the Society on January i. 1908. was as 

 follows : 



Benefactors 4 



Founders 21 



Associate Founders 12 



Patrons 41 



Life Members 193 



Annual Members i .335 



Corresponding and Honorary Members. ... 18 



Total membership 1.624 



