■•.incontrolled exploitation and were able to enforce corrective measures in 

 time to ward off complete disaster. In all these countries the problem nf 

 water pollution has largely been solved and the natural reservoirs of water 

 have been augmented by artificial works. The technique of soil conserva^ 

 tion is at an advanced stage, a)id while the preservation of forests and 

 wildlife has been effectively secured, in some instances it has been accom- 

 plished by the use of methods th^o.t would bo repugnant to the average Ameri- 

 can « 



There is good reason to conclude that American civilization has at 

 last progressed to the point where the essential values of these organic 

 resources is being recognized. Conservation agencies are now asked to de- 

 velop programs to ins-ore for the future the orderly use and protection of 

 these things. 



Perhaps the most important of the belated developments is recogni- 

 tion of the fact that all activities concerned v/ith the improvement or re- 

 plenishment of organic resoiorces are related and must be completely coor- 

 dinated if any one is to be successful. No wildlife conservation project, 

 even of small scale, can be ultimately successful "unless it includes the 

 technique cf coil, cover, and water conservation. Moreover, agriculture, 

 forestry, and the conservation of water resources arc materially enhanced 

 by the use of methods beneficial to wildlife* 



Planning for Wi l dlife Res torati^n 



In planning the national wildlife-restoration program there are 

 three requisites to be recognized. The first of these is for land to be 

 set aside upon what may bo called the hereditary wildlife ranges for the 

 preservation of all native species. Prom these reserves the seed stock 

 may be drawn whenever it is necessary or desirable to restock denuded 

 areas. Extensive surveys of game and other kinds of wildlife provide 

 the information to indicate the regions where these reserves should be 

 established with the greatest prospect of success. Provision must be 

 made to insure against th^ total loss of any species through disease or 

 through some other naturr-.l disaster that may conceivably eliminate all 

 the seed stock on a singlo preserve. For ex-^'raple, bison must be main- 

 tained on several widely separated ranges, a:;d similar precautions will 

 have to be taken by the nation \7ith respect to other species. It is an- 

 ticipated that seed stock from these Federal reserves may be needed to 

 carry out State and Federal restoration programs in the future on areas 

 made available under improved land-utilization programs. 



The second requisite of the program is to provide for the contin- 

 uation of research work to accumulate factual information applicable to 

 current problems, and also to enable wildlife administrators to .antici- 

 pate future needs. Wildlife as a resource is subjected to constantly 

 varying conditions occasioned by many ph^vsical influences. These may be 

 of natural origin or may result from engineering, industrial, or agri- 

 c\atural operations. Programs must be so planned as to furnish facts 

 to enable wildlife agencies to obtain the most favorable results from 



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