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and even Quails, decreased also, in varying degrees. 
The value of grassland nesting and brood cover is now widely recognized. 
A national refuge for Prairie Chickens is belatedly being established in 
eastern Kansas under the auspices of the National Wildlife Federation. 
Nearly all states with remnant colonies are making some effort to set aside 
refuges. Wisconsin seems to be well in advance of all other states in work- 
ing out its program. 
The recently-formed Prairie Chicken Foundation of [Illinois has the ob- 
jective of establishing an adequate system of grassland refuges within the 
state. Parent organizations are the Illinois Audubon Society, the Illinois 
Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, the Illinois Division of Izaak Walton 
League of America, and the Illinois Chapter of Nature Conservancy, Ine. 
Officers are J. W. Galbreath, Chairman, of East St. Louis; Ralph Smith, 
Vice-Chairman, of Chicago; Mrs. Madeline Dorosheff, Secretary, of Spring- 
field; and George B. Fell, Treasurer, of Rockford. Various state agencies, 
including the Natural History Survey and the Department of Conservation, 
are cooperating. 
What kind of refuges are needed to insure the survival of Prairie Chick- 
ens in Illinois? In the publication The Prairie Chicken in Illinois [Il]. Nat. 
Hist. Surv. Bul. 22(4); 1943], the writer stated: “In southeastern Illinois, 
Prairie Chickens are well adapted to living in prairie farming districts 
Prairie Chicken Booming. (Courtesy ILLINOIS WILDLIFE Magazine) 
