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lorse, the immense spread of broad antlers and the pecu- 

 irly elongated head are familiar to all Canadians. Moose 

 lave been killed in New Brunswick measuring seven feet 

 height at the shoulders and bearing antlers sixty-eight 

 id one-quarter inches broad. The antlers of the Alaskan 

 race of moose sometimes measure over six feet across. 

 It is the North American representative of the largest 

 lember of the deer family. In northern Europe and Si- 

 )eria it is known as the elk, Alces being the generic name 

 )f this animal, of which three species are found in the 

 lorthern forests of the old and new worlds. It is unfor- 

 tunate that the name '' elk " has been given in North America 

 the wapiti. 



Our North American moose is the most abundant and 

 ridely distributed species of its genus. We have no large 

 fame animal in the possession of which we have greater 

 jason to be proud. Affording as it does such an excellent 

 rophy, it is eagerly sought by the big-game hunter and 

 )ortsman. To the Indians of our northern woods it fur- 

 ashes at the same time food and clothing. It is an animal 

 ?hich deserves on all grounds the best protection that can 

 )e given. 



The provincial governments in most cases are wisely de- 

 voting their earnest endeavours to its protection, and, in the 

 case of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, with apparent suc- 

 cess. It is essential, however, that greater attention should 

 be paid by all the provincial governments to the habitual 

 disregard of their regulations, particularly in districts where 

 lumbering operations are conducted. We are constantly 

 in receipt of authentic reports that moose are killed in large 

 numbers to supply meat to lumber camps. Such destruc- 

 tion is as inexcusable as it is unnecessary. It could be 

 stopped, and one would think it needless to point out that 

 unless such a reprehensible practice is checked serious de- 

 crease in the abundance of this animal will result. Any 



