Hffw to Bring the Wild Creatures Back Again 207 



^Tnen'can Forestry Association 

 The boys who are going to see that our wild life is protected. 



time in the interesting study of bird life, we are sure that 

 when they grow up the wanton destruction of birds will 

 almost cease. The Boy Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls are 

 learning to love and respect life in the wilds and would not 

 for anything injure its inhabitants. The children of the 

 Agassiz Associations and the Junior Audubon Societies can 

 also be proud of the work they are doing. They are not 

 only saving the birds about our homes but are attracting 

 others by putting out food, planting trees that bear 

 attractive fruit, and making nesting places for the birds. 



The third important thing which has been bringing about 

 the decrease of the birds is hunting them for tiieir plumes. 

 For fifty years the demand for plumes for millinery purposes 

 has been growing. The trade has spread until it now 

 reaches the most remote islands of the sea. No bird, be 



