15 
the Gardens ; the leopard " Bob," who died of old age on 
December 18th ; a male bison, born May 16th, 1885 ; and 
a male cinnamon bear from Utah, which died January 
28th, 1900. This bear came into the Society's possession on 
January 7th, 1874, and had lived in the Gardens more than 
twenty-six years. A female grizzly, which came in com- 
pany with it, is still living. 
The restaurant, which was destroyed by fire in October, 
1898, has been rebuilt, and was opened to public service in 
June. The greater part of the old walls was made use of 
in the new building, but the interior plan was entirely re- 
modeled and the comfort and convenience of visitors to the 
Gardens have been greatly promoted by the change. 
The Society's collection of birds has long since outgrown 
the Aviary, and an extension of that building has become a 
necessity. 
As the present time seems favorable, plans have been 
prepared, and during the coming summer a building will 
be added at the north end of the present structure, to ac- 
commodate the collection of parrots. 
Preservation of Game. 
The increasing difficulty of procuring specimens of some 
of the more important animals belonging to North Amer- 
ica, should direct the attention of the Society to one of its 
most proper functions — that of encouraging and promoting 
the preservation of game. 
It would appear probable that among the large tracts of 
land which are being acquired by the State of Pennsylva- 
nia as a Forest Reserve," there should be some which will 
offer opportunity whereby some of our native animals 
which are still resident, but in decreasing numbers, such 
as the common deer, the wild turkey, and the ruffed 
grouse, may be indefinitely preserved, and perhaps others, 
such as the elk, be re-established. This noble animal was 
formerly abundant in mountainous regions, and it is not 
yet fifty years since the killing of the last one known within. 
