VJL-2S2. History and significance of A.:ierican vjildlife. Prepared in 

 Division of Infornation. 16 pp.^ May 1946. 



This leaflet combines -.ildlife Research and llanage- 

 ment Leaflets BS-108 and 33-126, by H. F. Sheldon, issued 

 in March 1938 and February 1939, respectively. Section 

 headings are: Original vjealth in ildlife; abundance un- 

 impaired by Indians; exploitation by vjhite settlers; in- 

 fluence of Tjildlife on colonization and settlement early 

 traffic in vdldlife and its products; exploitation era 

 closing; TJildlife raanagement the remedy; a land-use prob- 

 lem; vdldlife needs ignored during development period; 

 awakening to the dangers -/jhich menace the resource; plan- 

 ning for vdldlife restoration; fact-finding basis for plans; 

 development of vdldlife-protective legislation; attitude 

 favorable to restoration as Government function; suggested 

 reading. 



'X-283. Big-game inventory of the United States, 1943 • Compiled io 



Division of ^.'dldlife Research. 11 pp., 18 tables, February 

 1946. 



Statistics on the nuinbers of 15 groups of large game 

 animals, tabulated by States and species, and also accord- 

 ing to land ovmership; and a sumriary shovdng a total of 

 some 7,000,000 head, -:hich is 5.9 percent higher than the 

 estimate of 1941 » There is also a tabulation by States and 

 species of the big-game kill. 



?.Tj-284. Polygamous mating of foxes, -By Charles E. Kellogg. 4 pp.^ 



February 1946. (Supersedes Vdldlife Research and Management 

 Leaflet BS-66, of October 1936.) 



'- Advantages of polygamous breeding; report on experi- 



ments at the United States Fur minimal Experiment Station; 

 cautions. 



'i!L~285. Publications on cage birds. Compiled by Phoebe Knappen. 13 

 pp., iiay 1946, , 



Bibliography of Merican and Foreign books on cage birds 

 .and a list of xjnerican periodicals, vdth addresses of pub- 

 lishers. . ■ . 



YjL-286. Suggestions for care and rearing of ferrets. Prepared in Di- 

 vision of Vdldlife Research-. 2 pp., Liay 1946. (Supersedes 

 Biological Survey Leaflet Bi-128, of March 1928.) 



Treats of th^. food, pens, reproduction, and health of 

 the animals. ■ ■ " ' 



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