CONSERVATION IN LABRADOR 



be looked upon as enemies to be avoided and 

 cheated, and this by an otherwise law-abiding 

 people. 



There is one very simple means which might 

 help in enforcing the present laws in Canadian 

 Labrador. Newfoundland fishermen, who are 

 the most reckless offenders, are obliged to ob- 

 tain licenses to fish in Canadian waters. The 

 law requires that they not only obey the game 

 laws, but that they also take out at some ex- 

 pense licenses to carry guns and shoot. If the 

 presence of an unlicensed gun on a fishing- 

 schooner or the detection in egging be made 

 a sufficient reason for canceling the fishing- 

 license, one of the great source of bird-de- 

 struction will be diminished, but not by any 

 means stopped. It is easy to co'nceal guns and 

 elude wardens on this coast. 



The open season for shooting should be intel- 

 ligently planned for different parts of the coast 

 and should be strictly limited to the periods 

 when the birds are migrating. It is, of course, 

 illogical to have the same open season at Blanc 

 Sablon as at Nain where birds nest several 

 weeks later. These suggestions if adopted may 

 be of some value, may delay for a little the 



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