66 Decrease of Birds 



6 Birds are openly molested during the nesting season 

 by nest robbers. 



7 In many localities important species are becoming very 

 rare and others are nearing extinction. 



8 The universal gun in the hands of men and boys of 

 both races and all classes cause untold destruction. 



9 The vast injury done by all kinds of dogs roaming at 

 large during the birds' nesting season, presents a problem 

 which demands immediate and forceful attention. 



10 A condition of woful ignorance as to the usefulness 

 of birds, game laws, etc., exists among the masses of the 

 people, and this must be corrected. 



Measures Imperatively Demanded by Conditions 



1 Every State lawmaker should recognize the fact that 

 the protection of wild life is one of the imperative duties 

 of every good citizen. 



.2 A new code of wild life laws should at once be framed 

 to afford the utmost protection to wild life, and encourage- 

 ment to all those who would preserve and increase it. 



3 As the non-enforcement of the law is due largely to a 

 lack of an adequate number of well paid wardens, a State- 

 wide resident hunting license law should at once be 

 enacted partly to furnish funds for real wild life protection. 



4 Funds accruing from this source should not be 

 diverted to other sources until sufficient protection has 

 been given our valuable wild lif^. 



5 To have efficient wardens who can devote themselves 

 unselfishly to the enforcement of the law, civil service 

 rules shojald govern in their selection and appointment, 

 and the protection of the wild life of the State should be 

 removed entirely from the domain of politics. 



6 As dogs are one of the worst enemies of ground nest- 

 ing birds, there should be a State-wide, high dog tax law 

 rigidly enforced and all dogs should be confined during 

 summer months. 



