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DEPARTMENT OF PISH AND GAME 



Project 25-R. A Study of the Food Habits of California Game Birds and Mammals 

 and Species Affecting Their Welfare. As an integral part of wildlife management 

 studies now in progress in California, it is necessary to obtain information as to the 

 food preferences of game and predatory species. C. M. Ferrel is leader of this project. 



Project 30-R. A Study of Production, Migration and Wintering Areas of Water- 

 fowl in California. An evaluation is being made of the production and wintering 

 grounds of the principal waterfowl areas of the State, which includes Suisun Marsh 

 and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Inyo-Mono and Owens Valley area, and the 

 northeastern section of California. These studies include large scale trapping and band- 

 ing operations of resident and migratory waterfowl. Also, an investigation is being 

 conducted on the effects of reclamation projects and land uses on waterfowl popula- 

 tions. A. W. Miller is the leader of this project. 



Trapping and banding waterfowl not only provides information on migration, but also 

 shows rates of harvest for various species. 



Project 31-R. A Study of the Effects of Brush Removal on Game Ranges in Cali- 

 fornia, will determine sound methods for management of brush areas for wildlife 

 habitat improvement. The project is under service agreement with the University of 

 California, with Dr. H. A. Biswell as leader. 



Project 33-R. An Evaluation of Quail Development and Management Practices in 

 California. Studies are being conducted to determine the effects of cover planting and 

 water development on quail populations. Types of construction and the value of arti- 

 ficial roosts are being tested. Also, the effects of cover removal, grazing, cultivation, 

 controlled burning, rodent control, predator control, and hunting pressure on quail 

 populations are being investigated. This project is under the leadership of Wallace G. 

 Macgregor. 



Project 35-R. A Study of Diseases of Wildlife Species in California, is concerned 

 especially with those diseases which are of definite known importance in respect to 

 wildlife, and which appear to offer possibilities of being controlled by management 

 practices. Merton Rosen is leader of this project. 



