old park which belonged to Hagenbeck in Stellingen, and has also re- 

 ceived for breeding purposes this famous Kaucasian bull that was men- 

 tioned above. Now, after a year and a half, he already has two bulls 

 and four cows, and these animals have been thriving wonderfully since 

 they have been in this park. 



We must also mention Mr. Von Beyme, of Scharbow, in Mecklen- 

 burg, who has been very successful in the breeding of these animals. 

 Since the year 1916 he has in his breeding enterprise raised a wonder- 

 ful bull, who is a son of this Kaucasian bull, that is now in Boitzen- 

 burg, and from this son he has raised three cows and three bulls. 



We will also mention that the Prince of Pless has left only two 

 bulls and one old cow in his breeding place and also that the Herzogs 

 of Bedford, in Woburn (Scotland), who have only four bulls and 

 three cows. 



The ones that will be able to do the most in regard to breeding 

 ;ind multiplying the buffalo are the Zoological Park in Berlin, Frank- 

 furt, a. m., Hamburg, Nurnberg, Schonbrunn, b, Wien, Amsterdam, 

 Budapest, Kopenhagen, London and Stockholm. In Budapest they 

 intend to take the five buffaloes they have and put them in a large 

 forest outside of the city where they may have more space for proper 

 breeding. 



A very important thing to me is that in the future we must have 

 some new stamping grounds for the buffalo, and if possible have them 

 m different localities so we will be able to mix the breeds of the stamp- 

 jng grounds of various countries. The main thing is that the buffalo 

 should have natural food, which is twigs and leaves of the forest. 



Some people claim that the European buffalo is not to be found 

 any more in its free, natural haunts, but only in zoological gardens, 

 which is not true, as I have looked up this matter and found out that 

 ihere are still some European buffaloes at large in their natural haunts, 

 as during the war and after the war, horns and discarded skins of 

 freshly killed buffaloes were found, particularly in unfrequented moun- 

 tainous regions. I have also found out that buffalo meat has been 

 offered in the markets and sold as game, so it is our duty to keep track 

 of any buffalo to be found in Europe and place them in private stamp- 

 ing grounds so that they will not become extinct. 



At the present time many people consider the zoological parks in 

 Europe an unnecessary form of expense and luxury, but in reality they 

 have been the main factor in preserving this wonderful monument of 

 nature, and we must try to preserve and multiply this animal so that 

 the future generation will thank us for its preservation. 



The following letter and census from Constantine C. Flerow, of the 

 University Zoological Museum, Moscow, Russia, will throw some 

 additional light on the location and number of European Bison in 

 Russia: 



