time and as well today, our eyes are directed to the wonderful example 

 that the United States gave us by the founding of the American Bison 

 Society, as they were able to preserve this wonderful animal through 

 their efforts. Of course, in America the conditions were very much 

 better than they are in our country to-day, and they h?ve so mucn more 

 ground in which to carry on this work. The principal thing in the 

 preservation of the buffalo is that all German and out-laying countries 

 should unite in their efforts to preserve the buffalo, as that is the only 

 way they can be perpetuated. 



My advice is that we found an association for the preservation of 

 the buffalo, but before we found this association, I find it my duty 

 to give all the necessary statistics that I could gather concerning the 

 buffalo. 



In my research in regard to the buffalo, I have made it my busi- 

 ness to find out the number, sex, age, habitat and condition of the 

 blood, the physical condition and the reason for sterility and any 

 particular markings that they have on their bodies. The answers to 

 jTiy questions were very satisfactory in every detail, particularly those 

 from the out-of-town districts. I particularly thank the firm of Karl 

 Hagenbeck, of Stellingen, whose assistant, Ludwig Zukowsky, gave me 

 the following statistics on October 15, 1922: 



There are at present 27 male buffaloes and 29 female buffaloes. 



Among these are 5 bull calves. 5 cow calves and 2 sterile cows too old for 

 breeding, so at the present time you can count on 54 buffaloes, of which 22 bulls 

 and 22 cows are in good condition for breeding. 



These animals all seem to be in good health and have no signs of any de- 

 generation in them. 



The possibility of founding the Association for the preservation 

 of the buffalo does not seem to be remote, as the answers that have come 

 in from all countries signify their co-operation. I hope this association 

 will be organized in the following spring. 



The first thing to do is to introduce proper breeding conditions 

 and interchange of young blood. This condition is naturally made 

 harder as there is only one buffalo that comes from the Kaucasus, for 

 instance, the bull which Karl Hagenbeck received as a present from 

 the Czar of Russia in the year 1907. This wonderful animal has up 

 to the present time been a great factor in breeding and has been the 

 means of increasing the number of buffaloes in the zoological parks. 



The animals born in the zoological parks show better breeding 

 than those born in their natural haunts, as there they mate with in- 

 ferior and sometimes sick animals, whereas in our zoological gardens 

 only the finest and healthiest of animals are mated, and the young 

 calves are in less danger than they are in their natural haunts. Accord- 

 ingly in 12 or 15 years we can think of taking at first a small amount 

 from the reserves of the zoological gardens and put them in enlarged 

 private breeding places which will be supervised by experienced 

 breeders of these animals. The first private breeding park under the 

 direction of experienced foresters is already assured, as Graf Arnim 

 Boitzenburg, of Boitzenburg, in the Uckermark, has been able to get the 



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