30 Nature threatened 
In the year 1887... 102,715 
„ 1895... 5i>028 
,, 1896... 49,613 
1897... 42,427 
1898... 36,402^ 
Thus in twelve years the number was 
reduced to about one-third. 
The fate of the musk-ox (Ovibos 
moschatus) is of even greater interest. 
In the glacial period, this animal was 
to be found in England as well as in 
Germany ; and it still exists in North- 
ern Canada and in Greenland. It 
will be seen from the following figures 
that the existence of the musk-ox is 
greatly endangered by the same com- 
pany. The following figures indicate 
the number exported by that com- 
pany : — 
In the year 1891... 1,358 
„ 1894... 748 
„ i895--- 473 
