BIRD-PROTECTIVE LAWS 

 principals of migratory bird-protection by virtue 

 of the treaty. 



So the long fight to stop spring shooting and 

 provide short uniform closed seasons for shooting 

 shore birds and wild fowl is drawing to a glorious 

 conclusion. 



To-day, in the history of wild-life conservation, we 

 have before us the unusual spectacle of the United 

 States Government taking a serious hand in a prob- 

 lem which had been found to be too difficult of solu- 

 tion by the different states working separately. 

 Many of us believe this predicts a brighter day for 

 the perpetuation of the wild life of our country. 



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