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wastes devoid of any life. The balance of life, disturbed by man, 

 must be artificially adjusted. This can be done only by protecting 

 those weak species which are helpful and destroying the harmful 

 plants and animals. 



Problem Questions 



1. Why is conservation needed ? 



2. What forest reserves, if any, do you have in your state? What laws do 

 you have in your state which are aimed to protect the water supply ? 



3. Are there any individual examples of the conservation of forest or forest 

 supplies in your community? Be specific. 



4. Why is stream pollution an important factor in conservation? 



5. Describe some methods for the conservation of shellfish. 



6. Why do fish migrations play an important part in their conservation 

 or destruction ? What is your state doing to conserve fish life ? 



7. What are some important factors in the destruction of bird life? 



8. Why are bird migrations important from the standpoint of conservation ? 



9. Report on the game laws in your state. Are they adequate to protect 

 the fish and the birds ? 



10. Discuss the good and bad points in owning a cat. 



11. How may we attract birds about our homes? Make this a project 

 report. 



12. What wUd mammals are found in your state ? T\Tiat is being done for 

 their conservation? 



Problem and Project References 



Articles in Outdoor America, National Association of Audubon Society pub- 

 lications and Yearbooks of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Chapman, Bird Life. D, Appleton and Company. 



Forbush, Useful Birds and Their Protection. Massachusetts Board of Agri- 

 culture. 



Hornaday, Our Vanishing Wild Life. New York Zoological Society. 



Hornaday, Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice. Yale University 

 Press. 



Trafton, Bird Friends. Houghton Mifflin Company. 



Weed and Dearborn, Birds in Their Relations to Man. J. B. Lippincott Com- 

 pany. 



Farmers' Bulletins: 493, 513, 609, 621, 630, 1239. 



