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quired to reach our Park imparts special significance to the fig- 

 ures that represent our attendance of visitors. 



During 1913 there were no special exhibitions of any kind, 

 no spectacular arrivals; nothing, in fact, save the regular dis- 

 play of animals, and the beauty of the Park in its landscape fea- 

 tures. The great gain in attendance (of 235,228) undoubtedly 

 represents an increase in permanent popularity, and of course 

 it is an encouragement to put forth new efforts to render the 

 Park more beautiful, more attractive and more comforting to 

 visitors than ever before. If the people of New York could 

 know how charming the Park woods are in the morning hours 

 of all seasons save in winter, there would be crowds waiting at 

 the gates at 9 o'clock. The spell of the forest in summer is well 

 worth the effort to reach its sphere of influence in the witching 

 hours. 



The monthly turnstile records of attendance during the past 

 two years is shown below : 



In 1913. In 1912. 



January 88,195 38,271 



February 75,895 75,752 



March 127,448 118,911 



April 128,828 136,689 



May 262,474 183,216 



June 297,719 266,294 



July 233,961 193,816 



August 242,672 228,964 



September 171,371 162,535 



October .: 136,800 155,105 



November 104,950 77,354 



December 73,370 71,548 



Totals 1,943,683 1,708,455 



WILD LIFE PROTECTION. 



The cause of wild life protection by the Zoological Society 

 has been placed in the front rank of importance among the 

 objects of the Society. The serious conditions that now sur- 

 round the wild birds and mammals of our country, and the world 

 at large, actually relegate to third place some of the zoological 

 causes that twenty years ago were of paramount importance. 

 Strange as it may seem, ours is the only Zoological Society in 



