CENSUS— Continued 

 SUMMARY OP BISON CENSUS FOR JANUARY 1, 1918 



Captive in United States 



Wild in United States 



Captive in Canada 



Wild in Canada 



Captive in North America 



Wild in North America . . 



Total Pure Blood Bison in North America . 

 Captive in England and Australia . . . 

 Total Pure Blood Bison in Foreign Countries 



2,773 



70 



3,123 



500 

 5,896 



570 



57 



6,466 



57 ? 



Calves Born in 1917 Over 900 



SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HERDS 



Number of United States Government Herds . . . 



Montana National Bison Range, Montana .... 200 



National Zoological Park, Washington, D. C . . . 18 



Niobrara Reservation, Nebraska 14 



Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve, Okla. 92 



Wind Cave National Game Preserve, South Dakota 34 



Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 400 



Total number of Bison in U. S. Government Herds . . 



758 



COMPARATIVE INCREASE FROM 1908 TO 1918 

 UNITED STATES 



Total 1908 1,116 



1913 1,610 



1918 2,843 



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