IN AUDUBON'S LABRADOE 



rapid progress towards annihilation of water- 

 bird life in Labrador. That these or any similar 

 measures will prevent this dreaded consumma- 

 tion I do not believe. 



What, then, is to be done? Is there no hope 

 for the birds and for the people to whom the 

 birds are such a valuable asset? I think there is. 

 I believe that the whole problem can be solved 

 most rationally and satisfactorily for all con- 

 cerned by the immediate establishment of bird 

 reservations. These should be islands or groups 

 of islands or suitable portions of the main coast 

 that can be watched by guardians. Here the 

 birds should be undisturbed and allowed to 

 nest and feed in peace. The people should be 

 made to understand that these reservations are 

 not established to cut down their hunting, and 

 thereby invite poaching and violation of the 

 laws, but for the purpose of preserving and 

 increasing the birds so that there shall be bet- 

 ter shooting for everybody on the coast. 



A campaign of education is necessary, there- 

 fore, and I believe that the bird reservation 

 will do good in making the people understand 

 not only the need of bird-conservation, but its 

 advantages. The game-wardens will be looked 



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