The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-09
STATUS or GAME
RESERVATIONS IN
UNITED STATES
Annual Report of Bureau of
Biological Survey Shows
Interesting Facts About
Game Preservation.

Washington. u. c., Dec. a.-Thc
following are extracts from the am
nual report OF tho bureau 90 bioiog.
ical survey, United states department
of agriculture. referring to- ;ho game
reservations other than those for the
protection Of birds.
National Bison Range-Wtth an adj
dition of ~ calves born 20 The herd
of buHalo un the NATIONAL bison ans
Montana. during the past year, the
total number or The herd b. loW It5
u is dificult TO ascertain the number
Of elk on the range on; - head nave
been observed by the warden ia
charge. an Increase OF ono over last
ycar There we're nine tutcloupo On
the RANGE at the end Of the nsrrl yosr.
but the number Of young born Boa
the past spring b. not yet known. 40
animals have died during the year.
Weather conditions during the
spring were ldcal. and an abundance
Of bunch grass and other feed was
the result. Many improvements have
been made. roads have been repaired.
trails cleared, and "a telephone line
two miles long constructed 60 ON
meet with the Flathcad CompSnys
lines.
Elk Refuge in Wyoming-Ncsutia-
tions have been practically co1sum-
mated for the purchase OF a tract Of
land for "a winter elk refuge iu Jack
son Hole. wyoming, authorized by
act of March T. 1913. but title go the
land has not yet been secured.
Niohrdra Game Ucscryatlon-C'n-
lltiuns on the Niohraru reservation
Nebraska. have been exceptionally
favorable. and an the animals are iH
good condition. The reservation con-
iinucs Co Dec an attraction to citizens
of the state, H~ ls evidenced HF the
lIrEc number of visitors. The I'D am
im1ls now on the reservation include
90 buffalo 90 elk and 3 deer 'usc
their arraal there has been am in.
crcasc of . buffalo. Z elk, and Q deer.
The only loss so Tar reported was that
a. 90 young elk. which died duiirg 'ue
winter. The additional deer was pun
chased from the park department OF
Council Bluns. Iowa.
wind Cave Game PrCacrtc-
Through c~o-opgratiou 81 the Auprl-
ram Bison soctt,. "a buffalo, males
and , females. donated ny the New
York geological pars were success
'uily shipped 5l express ou N'Fcm-
Der 90. SAT" Goo the wind cave pre-
serve. near ilot Springs. S pa6 SUI
nclcni land has been acquired aud
added 90 the preserve Co lusUio Il
permanent water supply with ih"
- olk transferred from Jackson Hol"
Wyoml1E. aud 10 deer recently pur-
hused. there are now SO animals ON
the preserve. Contracts have been
Tea Tor the construction of q strong
w~oycu-VIrr fence. SIS inches .u height
and 500 miles in lcngth. iu nr.os'
4I6u acres of the preserve.
Feeding and Transporting I'm and
Reindeer.
As a result of the unu-Ial' mild
winter .u the Jackson Hole r,-.on In
Nyuml1g. the migration % elk 40 The
feeding grounds was not large" Feed
ing the elk began January aotl ana
ended March skth with o. total of
C.t-U els fed. -tl elk were captured
lu jackson Hole FOR distribution 'p
national and state same reservation.
Finv head veto distributed in The
national forests loo Colorado, 90 100
the national forests In Utah % I"
n newly created stat" preserve Nh
custer county, south Dakota. a1s ID
tu th, wind cave Sam" preserve near
Hot springs south Dakota
Reports Indicate b at there were
but slight winter LOSSES imonE tho
elk not fed.
In cooperation with the depart
meut OF interior and TREASURY the
project 81 stocking with reindeer part
OF the Alcutmu island reservation
Wus begun iu b summer OF l'l5.
.Dwiug 90 very rough weather. % mum
her 81 reindeer aboard the Miuning
which lctt Portage bay With 60, re-
fused Geo eat. Az a result = died IL
was therefore determined 90 place 10
herd o.! % on Dutch iiarhor island
ana Go land the remaining SO head at
.Jmuak.