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Dove Protection — Interim Report 
By Paut H. LOBIK 
MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY received in April a list of all candidates for State 
Offices who favored our proposal to place Mourning Doves on the list of 
protected birds in Illinois. It is gratifying to know that the successful 
candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor on the Democratic ticket, 
as well as one or more candidates for the General Assembly from a ma- 
jority of the state senatorial and congressional districts, favor dove 
protection. 
The September Audubon Bulletin will contain a list of all candidates 
favoring dove protection in the districts in which there is a contest for a 
seat in the General Assembly. (In many districts, there is no contest, as 
three candidates—two from one party, and one from the other—are elected 
automatically.) If there is a contest in your district, please remind the 
candidate of your choice that you want him to support a dove protection 
bill; if there is no contest, be sure to express your views to all candidates 
from your district. 
In the meantime, evidence of support for a bill to protect doves is mount- 
ing. Resolutions have been received from the Evanston Bird Club, the 
Animal Welfare League, and the Great Lakes Chapter of the Sierra Club. 
Petitions bearing over 500 signatures endorsing dove protection have been 
received from various chapters of the Illinois Division, Daughters of the 
American Revolution. Apparently the sentiment for dove protection in this 
state is greater than most of us have realized. 
22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
DATA ON PRAIRIES WANTED 
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION on remaining native prairie areas is 
asked to send complete details, with as exact a location as possible, 
together with approximate acreage, to Mrs. Jane Tester, 2029 Oxford 
Street, Rockford, Illinois. 
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New Publication on Effects of Insecticide 
WE HAVE RECEIVED the following letter from Dr. Thomas G. Scott, Head, 
Section of Wildlife Research, State Natural History Survey Division: 
“It has occurred to me that, in view of the intense interest which has 
been stimulated in the problem of insecticide-wildlife relationships, you 
might wish to include a notice in the Audubon Bulletin about the avail- 
ability of a recent publication. The paper discusses our observations on 
‘Some Effects of a Field Application of Dieldrin on Wildlife.’ Single copies 
of this publication are free upon request to the Illinois Natural History 
Survey, Urbana, Illinois.” 
