The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-01
TO INCREASE AMERICAN GAME.
Proposition to Stock Government Parks
with Beasts, Birds and Fishes.
Ian Francisco ExAminer1

with Beasts, Birds andFishes.
,hn Francisco Examiner.
Monday night Dr. Gustav Eisen read
paper at the academy OF sciences in which
he spoke particular of the rapid decrease
in the variety and quantity of game, the
causes oft. and some methods not only of
preventing it from becoming more scarcer
but OF adding new varieties OF birds 10 the
forests of California and more sorts OF
beasts 10 the mountains and fields.
Besides the perpetual warfare that men
wage with shoiguns and fsh-hooks. DR..
Eisen eaid that there are other reasons
whv game animals do not visit this coast
in the numbers they used to. One oil
these is the constant advance of man,
VINO takes for his own home the place
where the deer and the grouse used TO
dwell. The animals and birds have not
enough room. The swamps which the
snipe and woodcocx used TO populate are
being drained The trees in which the
bees used TO find honey are being cut
down, so that breeding 10 discouraged and
a number of varieties OF game are becom-
ing extinct
But there is plenty OF time not only TO
preserve the remnant, SAID Or. Eisen, but
also TO add new kinds of animals and
birds. Just now there is q very good op
portunity for this sort of thing. because
the government is setting aside reserva-
tons and parks, both for the purpose OF
pleasure and for the preservation of tim
Der. DR.. Eisen thinks that these govern
ment preserves should I've stocked with
game of all kinds that do not now inhabit
them. In most OF the regions that the
government is setting aside there is not
very much game, and the reason for this
-, no Lob Of nod lRfrf in fhsa
ing out OF DR.. Elsen's scheme
berries, nuts. fruits. etc. which would
attract animals and birds, arc to be
planted Then law must be passed alb
solutely prohibiting the killing OF all
game for period OF ten years. Alter all
the conditions have been made favorable
for their reception DR.. Essen thinks that
beaver should be put into the streams,
mountain sheep be caught and turned
loose in the mountainous parts OF the res
ervation, musk OK brought down from the
north and specimens of ali other American
wild animals introduced. Then he thinks
it would be a good idea TO 90 Gown TO
Chill and get some vicunas and chinchll-
las They could live in the Rocky noun
tains as we'll as in the Andes. There is
no particular reason why reindeer should
not thrive in the Yeliowstone and Io-
coulilo HIu oFCilOo~N hAOHo az" 49,
able and useful they are.
He thinks chamOis could be brought
over from the Pyrenees. The condition OF
food and climate here are very little diff
ferent from their natural homes. He
would even 60 over TO Thibet and get
some musk oxen and some llamss from
the Andes, and ibex wherever anybody
could find them.
He mentioned these few animals just 10
show what might be done. OF course
! there are lot of others that can live here
| Just as well IS anywhere else.
His list OF birds was even longer.
| Thrushes OF all sorts can live almost any
where. They are beautiful singers and
/ great feeders on insects. The European
/ quail aud grouse are great game birds and
very hardy. Over in Thibet a whole lot
OF different birds ere to be found. The
country they live in is similar in climatic
conditions to the Yellowstone Park, and
the grouse, snow partridges ana Tartarian
| pheGsants. il introduced, would rapidly
multiply. From ali parts of Asia various
| pheasants could be obtained. They have
been brought over here in small numbers
/ already, and have always done well.