ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
BULLETIN 63 
THE WONDERFUL BATU CAVES AT PAHANG 
The photographs of these great caverns on the Malay Peninsula were made by our Mr. Beebe 
in his world quest of pheasants. 
land had increased considerably since April, 
1918, and that probably there were at least 165 
birds then on the island. <A letter from Mr. 
Allan Keniston, superintendent of the reserva- 
tion, received December 8, indicates that the 
birds are now frequently seen over the greater 
part of the island, and that in some sections they 
are approaching the numbers seen before the 
great fire of 1916, which threatened them with 
extinction. So much rain fell during the past 
summer that there was little fire danger, and the 
unusual precipitation favored the production of 
much wild fruit and many acorns and other vege- 
tation on which the birds feed. There are no 
goshawks about and thus far the winter seems 
favorable, with plenty of food in sight.—I'rom 
the Annual Report for 1919 of E. H. Forbush, 
State Ornithologist, Masachusetts. 
Tue Beaver as A Menace.—From the Walla 
Walla valley, state of Washington, comes the 
news that the wild beavers of that locality are 
disturbing the peace by their depredations. 
We like the beaver, and we admire him, too; 
but if beavers were to cut down for us forty 
bearing prune trees, we would seek lawful re- 
lief. 
It is estimated that in the Walla Walla valley 
beavers have done $3,500 worth of damage, but 
the animals are protected by laws both federal 
and state, and at present can not be touched. 
This reminds us that in the Adiron- 
dacks some of the beavers have had the bad 
taste to cut down many valuable trees on camp 
sites, and much 
thereby. 
news 
trouble has been occasioned 
Every state and every province and territory 
should have a law similar to the wild-animal- 
nuisance law of New York, which provides that 
the Conservation 
tive 
take etfec- 
any unbearable 
ance that may be created by any wild species, 
either of birds or mammals. 
Commission may 
measures to abate nuis- 
FLoripa CrocoprLes aRE Scarce.—As late as 
the autumn of 1915, we saw at the San Fran- 
cisco Exposition a great array of living Flor- 
ida crocodiles, to the 
They were of good size, 
and their number bespoke abundance on the 
home grounds. 
number of twenty or 
more, in one show. 
Today, it is proving a difficult matter to pro- 
cure even one specimen seven feet long. On 
finding that there is not one obtainable in Palm 
Beach, we appealed to Mr. John R. Bradley for 
assistance. Hearing of no’ crocks, he appealed 
to Mr. Joe L. Earman, Editor of the Daily Palm 
