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various kinds most satisfactory results have been secured. 

 In the Transvaal Colony, too, a reservation has- been 

 marked out in the Barberton district between the Olifant 

 River and the Portuguese frontier. Any one shooting 

 in this reservation without a permit is liable to a fine of 

 ^loo, or six months' imprisonment. There is a very 

 interesting official report as to the wild inhabitants of this 

 reservation. " It contains one old rhinoceros (with shot- 

 marks on its hide), a small herd of elephants, a considerable 

 supply of ostriches, from five to nine giraffes, a satisfactory 

 quantity of gnus, and also of ' black-heeled ' or impallah- 

 antelopes, two or three small herds of buffaloes, several 

 herds of zebras, numerous waterbuck and kudus, and a 

 small number of horse-antelopes. On the other hand, 

 whether oryx-antelopes and eland are still to be found 

 there appears to the author of the report in the highest 

 degree doubtful." 



However, in the extensive reservations that have been 

 established in other British possessions in Africa, and 

 especially in those of the Sudan, a large number of the 

 beautifully formed dwellers of the wilderness still live 

 their life, and this must be a delight to the heart of 

 every sportsman. 



It is to be hoped that through thus establishing 

 " sanctuaries " (as the English call them), with the con- 

 sequent supervision, a means has been found of protecting 

 the indigenous wild life of Africa, as well of America, 

 for a long time to come. 



In German colonies, too, efforts are being made to 

 preserve, as far as possible, the native fauna. The more 



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