ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 513 



REMARKS ON THE SPORTSMAN'S PLATFORM. 



Up to this time it appears that no declaration of principles ever has been submitted to the 

 sportsmen of the world, or even to those of America alone, for their endorsement and adherence. 

 Because of this fact, and in the hope of a result useful to all, I have the honor to submit the en- 

 closed Sportsman's Platform, for such endorsement as it may be able to win on its own merits. 



It is my belief that much strength may be gained for the general cause of game protection by 

 a definite agreement between the sportsmen of the world on the cardinal principles that apply 

 everywhere to the pursuit and the preservation of large game. Such an agreement would be re- 

 ceived in all law-making bodies with respectful consideration, and if sufficiently comprehensive 

 it might prove of great value in campaigns for better game laws, for the education of the general 

 public, and for the creation of new game preserves. 



These fifteen cardinal principles have been drawn up to cover not only the conditions that 

 exist to-day, but also to meet others that seem of certain development in the near future. For the 

 countries of Asia and Africa it is easy to substitute for "Indian" the word "native." 



The adoption of this Platform by sportsmen's organizations, and by unattached sportsmen, is 



respectfullv invited; and a careful register will be kept of all who advise me of their endorsement. 



W. T. H. 

 ADOPTIONS. 



The following organizations have formally adopted the Sportsman's Platform as their code 



of ethics, and published it in their club books: — 



Camp-Fire Club of America, New York, Dec. 10, 1908. Ernest T. Seton, President. Member- 

 ship, 260. 



The Lewis and Clark Club, Pittsburg, Pa. William M. Kennedy, President. Sixty members. 



The North American Fish and Game Protective Association, January 20, 1009. Hon. Dr. 

 J. O. Reaume, President. Membership about 400. An international organization. Adopt- 

 ed at the Toronto Convention, after a full discussion of Plank 5. 



The Rod and Gun Club, Sheridan County, Wyoming, May 1, 1909- George Lord, President; 

 Dr. F. A. Hodson, Vice-President. Seventy-four members. 



The Camp-Fire Club of Michigan, Detroit, May 20, 1909. Gustavus D. Pope, President. Or- 

 ganized May 12. Twenty members. 



CONVICTION OF SONG-BIRD KILLERS, as we are aware, this is the second bequest of 



t^-^.t-ixt-7/-v o a nnn j \ i r< j the kind ever made in this country, and the So- 



INCENZO SACCO and Antonio Guadagno. . , .„ , , J!, . , c 



, t j i_ t-w /-< \%r j cietv will scrupulously carry out the wishes ot 



who were arrested bv Deputy Crame-Warden ■> L J J . , 



John J. Rose, of the Zoological Park force, 



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the lamented founder of the fund. 



for killing song-birds for food, as described in NATI0NAL AND PROVINCIAL PARKS 



Bulletin No. 32 page 473 were finally tried AND GAM£ pRESERVES 



and convicted, and sentenced to ten weeks in tne 



penitentiary. If the fines to which the men J" ne 1 > ^909- 



were liable had been paid, according to law, they in the united states. 



Would have amounted to about $450. The of- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2,142,720 aeres. 



fenses referred to were committed in New York Chickamauga and Chattanooga National and 



... .,. . .. i* .1 r7 i > l -n l Military, Tennessee 6,195 



City, within three miles of the Zoological Fark. sequoia, California 160,000 



" ir . _-. _ *->_i;r ■ nci con 



Yosemite, California 967,680 



Mt. Rainier, Washington 207,360 



MISS CAROLINE PHELPS STOKES. Crater Lake, Oregon 159,360 



Game Canon Game Preserve 2,019,000 



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HP ivilrl liivrlc nf Ampripa rnvp lost n ernnri Mt - Olympus National Monument 600,000 



"*- Wlld blTClS 0t Amerlca na ^ e lost a g° oa Superior Game and Forest Preserve 909.743 



friend. On April 26, 1909, Miss Caroline Wichita Forest and Game Preserve 57,120 



Wichita National Bison Range 9,760 



t,, l c. 1 J £ t.U wicnua national disuh Range 



FhelpS Stokes passed trom earth. Montana National Bison Range, fenced range, 



It is fitting that all friends of birds, and of '<"• ™pu™ game herds 20,000 



wild life generally, should know that only a few in the Canadian rockies. 



., , & - ij .1 ,f d 1 u to J Rocky Mountains Park, Alberta 2.764.S00 acres. 



months before her death, Miss Stokes completed Yoho ' Park A i bert a 1,799,680 ' 



the establishment with the New York Zoological glacier Park, «b^______ M74,S60 



Society of a special endowment fund of $5,000. Elk Island Park, Alberta, (for captive bison).... 40.960 



. . J .' .... , jj' Jasper Park Alberta 3,488,000 



the income irom which is to be expended annu- Eas l ; Kootenay PreS erve, British Columbia 288,000 



ally in measures designed to promote the pro- ("Goat Mountain Park.'') 



J? .1-1 c r Yalakom Mountains, Lillooet District, British 



tection and increase of our native birds, ho tar Columbia 192,000 



