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here. And in any event, the report of those results fairly 

 belonged with the records of the campaign work done in 

 1916. 



The chief causes that have occupied our attention during 

 1917, 1918 and 1919, other than the Grouse campaign, were 

 as follows : — 



The game sanctuary bill. 



The migratory bird treaty. 



The buck law in New York. 



The Sulzer bill for the sale of game in Alaska. 



A new game act for Alaska. 



The encouragement of new bird protection in France. 



Aid in the creation of 6,468 Wild Life Sanctuaries. 



A contribution to Game Utilization in Canada. 



Attempt to start an organization in Texas. 



Further support of Iowa's quail defenders. 



Opposition to the sale of seized plumage. 



We are now to report upon the activities of the past three 

 years and upon conditions affecting wild life as they exist 

 today. Briefly epitomized, the situation of wild life in 

 America is today as follows : 



Our songbirds are on the whole very well protected. 



Our waterfowl have been and still are, rapidly increasing. 



The business of sanctuary-making is prosperous and 

 promising. 



The American people are not awake to the necessity of 

 providing millions of fruit trees and shrubs, and widespread 

 protection for upland game birds against the elements and 

 their natural enemies. 



The game laws look ten times better than they are. All 

 species of killable game birds save waterfowl are being ex- 

 terminated "according to law." The sportsmen of America 

 are exterminating their own sport; and this, too, at a very 

 rapid rate. 



