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be driven to seek its habitat away from tlic haunts 

 of man, where it is a most decided nuisance. 



Annexed to this report is a return of all the 

 game shot in the Uganda Protectorate during the 

 year 1902. Thirty public officers' licences, two 

 sportsmen's licences, and one settler's licence were 

 issued. There were no convictions for contravention 

 of the Game Kegulations. 



Beturn of 



Gam 



e Shot 



in Uganda in 1902. 



Spoics. 



Male. 



Female. 



Principal Localities. 



Thomson's gazcllo 



3 





Naivasha. 



Hartebeest . 



37 



3 



Nile province; Singo ; Bu- 

 gaya. 



Cobus cob . 



82 





Busibika ; Butiaba. 



Watcrbuck . 



49 



3 



Nilo province ; Busibika. 



Bushbuck . 



12 





Nile province ; Semliki. 



Hippopotamus . 



40 



16 



Nile province; Lake Victoria. 



Lion . 



1 



2 



Maanja river; Nile province 



Zebra . 



11 





Maanja river ; Busibika ; 

 Kabula. 



Reedbuck . 



36 



1 



Bwera. 



Harness antclopo. 



8 



■ > 



Butiaba, ; Mitoma. 



Oribi . . . 



19 



3 



Nile province ; Bwera ; 

 Gomba. 



Crocodile . 



1 





Nile. ■ 



Wart hog . 



3 



i 



Nilo province. 



Elephant 



9 





Nile province ; Buyago ; Bu- 

 juju ; Buddu. 



Duiker 



2 





Nile province. 



Steinbuck . 



4 





Nile province. 



Topi 



9 



3 



Bwera ; Ankolc. 



Roan antelope 



4 





Nile province. 



hnpala 



7 





Gomba. 



Leopard 



2 





Busibika. 



Buffalo 



1 





Nile province. 



Oryx . 



2 





Baringo. 



Greater koodoo . 



1 





Baringo. 



Peter's gazelle . 



4 





Baringo. 



Dikdik 



2 





Baringo. 



