80 EIGHTH REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



just south of Raquette Lake and the other about three miles east of Big Moose 

 Lake. The report of the protector says: "The Moose are doing well, and there 

 seems to be no reason why they should not increase in the Adirondacks. They 

 have plenty of food, and will do well if let alone." He says further: "The resi- 

 dents of the Adirondacks are taking great interest in the work of restocking the 

 woods with Moose, and, with the railroad employees, render all possible assistance 

 in handling the animals." One of the Moose liberated last summer was shot by 

 unknown campers in the vicinity of Eighth Lake, and the Department is now 

 investigating the matter. Under the appropriation furnished the work already 

 done toward procuring Moose has greatly encouraged all those interested in the 

 effort to secure the return of this magnificent animal to the Adirondack region. 

 In addition to the twenty-two Elk placed in the Adirondack forest a year ago, 

 which were the gift of Hon. William C. Whitney, forty others have been shipped 

 by him from his private preserve at Lenox, Mass. This generous gift will be 

 thoroughly appreciated by all lovers of the Adirondack forests, and entitles Mr. 

 Whitney to the thanks of the people of the State. The Elk were donated from 

 Mr. Whitney's October Mountain estate, and were shipped to Long Lake West. 

 Five other Elk were given during the year to Mr. William Dart, of Dart's Camp, 

 near Big Moose Lake, by the Binghamton Park Commission. They will be cared 

 for during the winter by the Brown's Tract Guide Association and liberated in 

 the spring. Mr. Harry V. Radford, who is an enthusiastic supporter of the plan 

 to restock the Adirondacks with Elk and Moose, recently paid a visit to the 

 woods for the purpose of estimating the number of Elk now there. His figures 

 show that there are upwards of eighty, which include those liberated and those 

 born in the forest. Both the Elk and the Moose are greatly admired by visitors 

 to the Adirondacks, of which there are thousands every summer, and it is believed 

 that these animals will thrive and become an important feature of the northern 

 wilderness. 



Tl)e glad$ §ear. 



The same forces which united to secure the restocking of the woods with 

 Elk and Moose are now interested in an effort to protect the Adirondack Black Bear. 

 Reports from all sections of the forest indicate that this is a move in the right 

 direction, and that, with suitable protection, the Bear will soon multiply to such 

 an extent as to become again an important factor in the game of the region. 

 No estimate has been made of the number of these animals in the Adirondacks, 

 but there is no doubt that unless proper protection is given, the Black Bear is in 

 danger of becoming extinct in Northern New York. 



