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THE NILGIRI GAME AND FISH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, 
[Extracts from the Annual Report for the year ending 30th June, 1893.] 
INCREASE OF GAME AND RESULTS OF PROTECTION. 
Sambhur.—There is still a great scarcity of good stags, and such scarcity 
must continue so long as license-holders and others butcher small brockets. 
In the deer forests of Scotland, on Exmoor, in Germany, Newfoundland and 
many other places, none but “ warrantable” stags are allowed to be shot. On 
these hills, there is nothing whatever to restrain any one but his own feelings 
of humanity and sport. 
For the Mudumalai Forest, however, special rules have been published, 
which prohibit the shooting of brockets. These rules have been in force from 
ist July, 1892, and have worked satisfactorily. 
Jbex.—The Association has to announce, with great regret, that the small 
herd of 5 ibex which existed in Tarnad Burray has totally disappeared, and 
the only buck left on Konabetiu was killed by a landslip last February. Ii is 
to be hoped that one of the 2 kids born last year may be a buck; otherwise 
this small herd of 7 (including the kids) must become extinct. 
Elsewhere on the Kundahs and at Pakasuramalai the ibex are slowly 
increasing. As already remarked, ibex are much preyed on by panthers, and 
a small herd cannot make head against their depredations: a larger herd of 20 
or 30 may continue to increase in spite of such losses. 
Bison.—A few young bulls are still with the herds in the Mudumalai Forest. 
Though there were 6 sportsmen shooting in these forests during the year and 
every inch of the ground was gone over by them, only one black bull was 
seen, The herds, too, have decreased in number since last year. 
Spotied deer.—The wild dogs have done much damage to these deer during 
the year. A pack of over 40 dogs appeared in the Sigur Forests and killed 
deer every day for some months, when the pack suddenly broke up into twos 
and threes. Nine dogs were found lying dead in the forests. Mr. Liebenrood 
also reports that he found 3 wild dogs lying dead in the forests near Nella- 
kotta. The presumption is that distemper or some other disease broke out in 
the pack. Some such cause must operate in keeping wild dogs in check, or they 
would rapidly increase and overrun the whole country. 
Antelope.—These will increase, no doubt, in time with efficient protection. 
There are 3 or 4 small herds of 5 or 6 in each in the Sigur forests. 
Small Game.—Woodcock have been scarce. Hares fairly plentiful, except 
in places where jackals are abundant. There is a satisfactory increase in 
jungle-fowl in all the large sholas, but in the small sholas they are shot down 
every season and have but a poor chance of breeding, 
EXOTIC AND INTRODUCED GAME. 
Chikore.—Single birds are occasionally seen, and a covey of 15 was reported 
in the neighbourhood of Billikal., 
