The New York Zoological Society 



and in March, 1897, a grant was made by the 

 city to the New York Zoological Society of all 

 that portion of Bronx Park lying south of 

 Pelham Avenue, being about 261 acres, upon 

 certain restrictions and conditions entirely sat- 

 isfactory to the Society. 



A bill was also secured from the Legislature 

 at Albany providing $125,000 for the prepara- 

 tion of the land to receive the Society's build- 

 ings and collections. At the present writing 

 the Society numbers 425 members, and is in a 

 most prosperous financial condition. 



As the New York Zoological Society owes 

 its existence to the Boone and Crockett Club, 

 a few words concerning its purposes cannot be 

 amisS-. Its primary object is to secure herds 

 not merely individuals of each of the large 

 North American quadrupeds, and to place 

 them as far as possible in surroundings identi- 

 cal with or closely resembling their natural 

 habitats. A space of twenty acres will be 

 devoted to the American bison ; the moose 

 will have a wooded range of eight acres ; the 

 wapiti fifteen acres, and the other deer similar 

 ranges. The beaver will have a pond and 

 stream, together with growing trees and full 

 opportunity to build his dam and cabins, while 



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