Man and Nature 



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western states, the wolf and coyote are spreading rabies anions 

 our stock and thus indirectly endan{z:eriii<i: human life itself. 

 One of the most important activities of the l^ureau at the 

 present time is the destruction of these noxious aniinals. It 

 keeps a force of about thi-ee hnn<li-ed men in the field traj)- 

 ping, shooting and poisoning ])redatory animals, mainly 



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The Common Eat 



Whose board bill is costing us i7i the neighborhootl of .^^OOjOOOjOOO 

 annually. Prom a drawing by E. R. Kalnibach. 



Courtesy of the U. H. Ruremi. of Hioloyicdl Hurvey. 



wolves, coyotes, wild cats, aiul to a lesser extent, bears and 

 mountain lions. Definite results are difficult to show as a 

 result of this campaign, but a very nuirked reduction in 

 stock losses has been noted in those regions where it has bern 

 consistently carried on. 



Let us turn aside for a moment and follow one of the Sur- 

 vey's hunters on his lonely way as he pursues the big gray 



