Preservation of Our Wild Animals 



these with nets, by kindling fires, or by big drives. 

 Those who are not natives have also to pay 100 

 rupees for the first elephant killed, and 250 for each 

 additional one, and 50 rupees for the first rhinoceros 

 and 150 for each succeeding one. Special game pre- 

 serves are also to be established, and Major von 

 Wissmann, in a circular to the local officers, explains 

 that no shooting whatever will be allowed in these 

 without special permission from the Government. 

 The reserves will be of interest to science as a means 

 of preserving from extirpation the rarer species, and 

 the Governor calls for suggestions as to the best 

 places for them. They are to extend in each direc- 

 tion at least ten hours' journey on foot. He further 

 asks for suggestions as to hippopotamus reserves, 

 where injury would not be done to plantations. Two 

 districts are already notified as game sanctuaries. 

 Major von Wissmann further suggests that the 

 station authorities should endeavor to domesticate 

 zebras (especially when crossed with muscat and 

 other asses and horses), ostriches, and hyaena dogs 

 crossed with European breeds. Mr. Gosselin 

 remarks that the best means of preventing the 

 extermination of elephants would be to fix by inter- 

 national agreement among all the Powers on the East 

 African coast a close time for elephants, and to 

 render illegal the exportation or sale of tusks under 

 a certain age. 



In December, 1900, Viscount Cranborne in the 



House of Commons reported as follows: 



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