The Policemen of the Air 



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By courtesy of the Pacific Monthly 

 ORANGE GROVES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 



In climbing the mountains in the background one traverses in succession all the life zones from 

 the orange belt (Lower Sonoran zone) to the frigid treeless summit (Alpine zone) 



simply because of the self-evident fact 

 that without at least a measure of pro- 

 tection there will soon be no game left. 

 No duty can be plainer than to so care 

 for our game animals that the species 

 may be perpetuated for the pleasure and 

 use of future generations. We cannot 

 indeed pass on in full measure the heir- 

 loom we received, but many of our finest 

 game birds and animals still survive, to 

 insure a future supply, provided we re- 

 frain from wanton slaughter and protect 

 both wisely and well. The theory that 

 wild game is not and cannot be made the 

 property of the individual, but that it be- 

 longs to the state, which has the power 

 to regulate its use and preservation, is 

 now recognized almost everywhere, and 

 the recognition of this principle has 

 greatly aided the cause of game protec- 

 tion. 



As the supply of native game birds di- 

 minishes, there appears to be a growing 

 tendency among sportsmen to import 

 birds from foreign countries for restock- 

 ing covers, and the Survey is constantly 

 in receipt of requests for information on 

 this subject. European partridges, caper- 

 cailzie, black game, willow and hazel 

 grouse, and several kinds of pheasants 

 have already been experimented with. It 

 is yet too soon to decide as to the ultimate 

 outcome of most of these efforts, but in 

 the West, especially in Oregon and 

 Washington, .the introduction of pheas- 

 ants has been successful, and in certain 

 localities two species of these superb 

 game birds are very numerous. In parts 

 of the Atlantic States also they have been 

 successfully acclimatized. 



Should it prove, as now appears prob- 

 able, that along with pheasants and other 



