The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
ANNALS IOR THE BRONX roo.
Director Hornaday's Plan Of fstablish'ng Z
HALFWAY House In the West.

ST PArL, Nov. ?3.-William ]. Hornaday.
director OF the New York /oo'ogical Garden.
has been making arrangements here 90 ship
Wild animals to the East.
Tile prime reason for nv trip said he.
is to make arrangements for promoting SUP
piles Of " ID animals for the New York Zuolocl-
cal Park. The numerous deaths that occur
annually in every geological park necessitate y
constant supply Of new animals. My IrinCl-
pal or oct IN visiting Minneapolis and 81 Paul
i to establish here what may be termed q half
way rc-tiug house. At which wild animal from
ne Pacific Coast and Alaska can be Ie-ted,
led aud wn'er"d, and other VIE, put IN good
condition Tor tie remainder Of the long lou rney.
In addition to this, il i al-O hOIcd that IL may
be possible to induce the STATE Game COM
mi--inn to consent 10 the Gm"ndmcpt Of the
Minnesota Carve law by the Legislature 50
that specially protected animals ui I'M. Stail
may he collected and shlpied 10 2"oI 'gicaa
%rali"ns uudor PERMITS. III" New YORK 10
~Olugly@l Society B.. anxious to Obtain sun Lee
q live moose frern northern Minnesota rather
than - in C3nada, for them
One raC.ltJr d~Hiculty TINT confron's VI:
officer Of ~" geological snrden> m The I nitsd
state j. the extreme difficulty artondirg ne
a,'!lmallLal on "' h%i,,nHl' ron NE Rtent
the Mi--i--iIri EIvcr. male The New York
HooiogiCal, Soceiy /, making a .ycrt1l effort
a,,ir,g,l. ah,"Hb y n ii,r.I,I r.r,,sent tho f,nhs
W, Nor'h America. m',i greater diIic, lty !.
enc"nn,rrcd + ma."'a,n',G I",G, ~ mHis
az 81. llA'AlN4l ~ ll'iE NUN h'I'''' .
mountain sheep, moose, caribou and noun
tam goat than IA MAINTAINING even we h'fhH
Of %IproIlcal deer The d!ineuiy s""m, 70 q
ldut,c Coast region and conditions that hie
GENERALLY. described a. malarial.
THIS far no Eastern geological garden lac
succeeded in inducing the moos" to live ,onc'r
than about one wear OF all Tho aniGlot" nat
bba 2yH eorn ss1en l"1 ihrl ~ !ioi ir tbs hive .t dich
Sihin thc fTst year N2an, tan tt,@rp' sir'
l.Ar - 4t.g "A VI IN adjust la NIN ANfeFl
climate. Til. New FORK Geological S'cicty
h"Ico TO determine by csr"tul investIsatlon
or fr"-t We.torr ailmal, may be- thorouHhly
a,climI'ig.d u Vow ORR Guy fortunately.
tie rIk and buhalo arc well Rdlp'"d 10 the East
cru climate and breed and thrive successfully
all along the Atlantic coast
As 10 the Western ANIMALS 70 he oh'aiued
through connections 10 Ne established IN tho
present rip. IhpDn to Obtain for the society con-
slant sIp'l''s 90 mule deer and antelope from
Noutl,l and colorado, blaCktail deer from ore
gon aud " ash!ugton, moose from northern Idaho
md northern Minnesota. carbon from British
Columbia, and it"m Alaska bears OF variou:
pu--ihle siH'c.I"eus 81 the gigantic inoose from
region around COOK, lul"t. The society
California rr.yzlv. iu order 20 Irur II into CONF
lau-or with bears from other portions a tie
United States.
Tie must desirable bear Il al North Amer.
lea l. the great brown bear = kqdiak Island
and ~" adjacent Whiutard ~ Alaska IL
said ttat this bear aiiIl IN n larrer SIZE than
tie gr2/ly or ne polar bear The Neg Ys.k
I, uugICsi Park - ALREADY the fuituuiat. Syb~~
s,~-rr Il Two bears 81 that St.cic-. which were
captured nv an Alaskan UrcsI-c'or eighteen
months ago, when small cubs and brovght
10 san Francisco. They were presented TO
the geological Society 10y one of It's men Gers,
aad are the only living Representatives ot that
srcc'cs to be found in any geological garden.
H. tact. 80 far ~ We are aware, they Ms Tie
hrrl ln reach civilization ali.
Regarding the value 81 Western wild ami
rnuis. TIER, II great interest CAUTIOUSLY enough,
tie value Il the muN desirable ANIMALS from
Nurth America - fixed, not by the wants u
tie geological Garden, nor by their rarity.
bat almost soIeiv by the length 81 tim. which
Il l. possible Ia keep them alive II antelope,
mountain shoep and moose could be induced
I" ave i've years IN captivity. they would he
Ci'ap az t3Oi each