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State more than $2,000,000 each year. The 

 State appropriates only $25,000 a year for 

 the enforcement of its laws and for the 

 maintenance of the supply of fish and game. 

 What industry could any corporation en- 

 gage in that would show such wonderful 

 results? 



The strangest part of it all is that in 

 spite of all the hunting and fishing being 

 done in that State, it is clearly shown 

 that deer and fish have been steadily in- 

 creasing for 15 years past. Some well- 

 informed guides insist that moose are also 

 becoming more plentiful, but this can 

 hardly be credited. There is no doubt, 

 however, that they are holding their own, 

 to a remarkable degree. 



ANIMALS WANTED BY THE N. Y. Z. P. 



The New York Zoological Park is con- 

 stantly buying rare animals from persons 

 who are unable to donate them. Owing 

 to the deaths that occur every year in every 

 zoological garden, there must be a steady 

 procession of new animals going in. The 

 following species are almost constantly in 

 demand at our Zoological Park: 



Beaver, otter, antelope, wolverine, moun- 

 tain sheep, moose, caribou, Canada lynx, 

 Kadiak brown bear, Arctic fox, swift fox, 

 black fox, sewellel or "mountain beaver," 

 tuft-eared squirrel (Arizona), golden- 

 mantled and silver-sided ground squirrels 

 (Kern Co., Cal.), and almost any squir- 

 rels; chipmunks or spermophiles taken 

 West of the Rocky Mountains. It is im- 

 possible to state prices which will apply 

 generally, because the value of a live ani- 

 mal always depends on conditions — age, 

 sex, cost of transportation, etc. For ex- 

 ample, it is cheaper to buy a puma in 

 Colorado than to accept one as a gift in 

 Mexico or Central America and pay the 

 express charges. 



The beaver is an exception. Its standard 

 value is $25 f. o. b. at point of shipment, 

 and any person who can catch beavers 

 alive can always count on. finding sale for 

 them at that price. Offer them to the 

 N. Y. Z. P., and if their colony is com- 

 plete, Director Hornaday can always tell 

 you of some one who will buy them. 



Whenever you capture any of the ani- 

 mals named above, write to W. T. Horna- 

 day, New York Zoological Park, state the 

 age, sex, and condition of your specimens, 

 and name the lowest price you would be 

 willing to accept. The Zoological So- 

 ciety always pays the market value for any 

 specimen it really needs; but it must be 

 remembered that our country is large, dis- 

 tances are long, express rates are high, 

 and, considering the number of deaths 

 every year in every zoological garden, it 

 is impossible to pay "fancy" prices. A 

 prong-horned antelope, which would live 4 



or 5 years, would be cheap at $200, but so 

 long as the average life of this animal in 

 captivity is less than one year, they are 

 dear enough at $50 each for first cost, plus 

 about $25 more for express charges. This 

 applies with equal force to the mountain 

 sheep, but on account of their greater 

 scarcity, even a lamb is worth $100, if kept 

 until old enough to come through alive. 



RESULT OF GOOD WORK. 



Dr. H. M. Beck, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., 

 writes me under date of July 12th that 

 there are more quails in that vicinity than 

 he has ever known before. This shows 

 the result of persistent and aggressive 

 work in the cause of game protection. 

 Pennsylvania has some of the best pro- 

 visions in its game laws that have ever 

 been devised. Among these is the one 

 making every constable and every deputy 

 sheriff in the State an ex-officio game 

 warden. The L. A. S. has a large mem- 

 bership in Pennsylvania, and the members 

 have for 2 years past been diligent in re- 

 porting all cases of game law violations, 

 that come to their knowledge. They have 

 compelled constables and deputy sheriffs 

 to do their duty. Hundreds of law break- 

 ers have been brought to justice, and have 

 been fined for their evil work. The re- 

 sult is seen in the wonderful increase of 

 quails, as stated by Dr. Beck. What has 

 been done in Pennsylvania can be done in 

 nearly every State in the Union. Why 

 do not all sportsmen join this League and 

 help it to protect their game? 



A NARROW ESCAPE. 



Mr. W. T. Hornaday, director, and Mr. 

 J. A. Loring, curator of mammals, of the 

 New York Zoological Park, were recently 

 badly chewed and mauled by a Bornean 

 sun bear. The animal had been shipped to 

 the park, and on its arrival the men in 

 charge of the bear dens undertook to 

 transfer him from the cage in which he 

 was shipped, to the den where 2 other 

 bears were kept. In attempting to 

 lead the bear from the cage into the den 

 his collar slipped over his head and he 

 escaped. Several men attempted to re- 

 capture the bear. Ropes were thrown 

 over his head, but his neck being 

 larger than his head, he slipped out of 

 them. In an effort to tighten one of the 

 ropes about the bear's neck Mr. Plornaday 

 and Mr. Loring were badly damaged. The 

 beast was finally choked to death, or died 

 of exhaustion from the long struggle. Both 

 Mr. Hornaday and Mr. Loring were as- 

 signed to the invalid corps for a few days, 

 but both have recovered and say they 

 don't care to hunt bear with ropes again. 



