Preservation of the Wild 



ful measures for the protection of African game. 

 As for Germany, in 1896 Mr. Gosselin, of the 

 British Embassy in Berlin, reported as follows for 

 German East Africa : 



That the question of preserving big game in 

 German East Africa has been under the considera- 

 tion of the local authorities for some time past, and 

 a regulation has been notified at Dar-es-Salaam 

 which it is hoped will do something toward check- 

 ing the wanton destruction of elephants and other 

 indigenous animals. Under this regulation every 

 hunter must take out an animal license, for which the 

 fee varies from 5 to 500 rupees, the former being the 

 ordinary fee for natives, the latter for elephant and 

 rhinoceros hunting, and for the members of sport- 

 ing expeditions into the interior. Licenses are not 

 needed for the purpose of obtaining food, nor for 

 shooting game damaging cultivated land, nor for 

 shooting apes, beasts of prey, wild boars, reptiles, 

 and all birds except ostriches and cranes. Whatever 

 the circumstances, the shooting is prohibited of all 

 young game — calves, foals, young elephants, either 

 tuskless or having tusks under three kilos, all female 

 game if recognizable — except, of course, those in 

 the above category of unprotected animals. Further, 

 in the Moschi district of Kilima-Njaro, no one, 

 whether possessing a license or not, is allowed with- 

 out the special permission of the Governor to shoot 

 antelopes, giraffes, buffaloes, ostriches, and cranes. 

 Further, special permission must be obtained to hunt 



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