increased in numbers, with the result that the farmer's crops are 

 less ravaged by injurious insect pests. 



The English gamekeeper in his desire to increase the numbers 

 of gamebirds upon the estate in his charge, carried on his work 

 of extermination of their enemies so thoroughly, that he unwit- 

 tingly conserved the useful non-gamebirds. The pheasants, the 

 grouse and the partridges were his solicitous charges, but weasels, 

 hawks, and owls, and other "vermin " prey also upon the smaller 

 birds, so that a decrease of "vermin" spelled an increase of use- 

 ful birds, with the result that today there are more birds to the 

 square mile in thickly-populated Great Britain than in any other 

 civilized country. This is mentioned as an illustration of the vital 

 importance of not relaxing for a moment the campaign of exter- 

 mination that must be waged against the enemies of wild life found 

 within the borders of a sanctuary. 



It is the earnest desire of the author, that public interest in this 

 important work be so thoroughly aroused, that a sanctuary or 

 wild life reservation will be established and permanently main- 

 tained in every city and town, not only in the Commonwealth of 

 Massachusetts, but also in each state in the Union. Public parks, 

 and other municipal and state reservations, are one form of sanc- 

 tuary, but too often are so overrun by a crowd of noisy pleasure- 

 seekers as to be entirely inhospitable to our shy wild creatures. 

 We need a place of seclusion, with thick coverts, and not the 

 newspaper-strewn lawn or paths littered with the debris of former 

 luncheons, conditions that unfortunately exist in most public parks. 



There are two methods by which landowners may form of their 

 holdings a sanctuary. One is to simply post the proposed area 

 with notices forbidding shooting or trapping thereon, and calling 

 attention to the fact that the owners of said land wish to protect 

 the wild life within this territory, and ask the co-operation of all 

 persons in this work. Appeal to the better nature of the individ- 

 ual and show him that there is no selfish motive in this restriction 

 of shooting, but rather a wholesome desire on the part of the pro- 

 prietors to increase the wild life for the benefit of the entire com- 

 munity. Try moral suasion first, and if that fails, use a club. The 

 proprietors must stand firmly in their rights, and not fear to pros- 



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