The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-04
CALL ISSUED To
ORGANIZE SANTA
f SPORT LOVERS
Nimrods of Capital City Are
Urged to Attend Organize.
ton of Game Protective Al.
ISOLATION Monday.

80 'E 80 ~ A AF'ANH W hNNf hl
Pc region interested IN game. dsh an
Wild life. indicates tina the capital
city ~ soon to iall IN lac aud take an
active part VA the statewide movement
tor a conservation ot New MeN.co's
nsh and game Resource The success
ses scored .y his movement Iu ulhcr
parts OF the state. and the SOUND urlu-
ciples on winch ID Is founded, lead
local game prOtcCtionists To hope FOR
a strong organization ana c1rIs re-
suits IN increasing the lpCul game sun.
ply. TN letter follows.
To Celrns OF Santa fe ana vicinity.
IA game supply of New Mexico rs
decreasing at an alarming rate But
ialo IN "a Wild state are extinct. Noun
tain sheep are reduced To- a mere
handful, and will surely bo cNtcrni-
mated ia three unless something
Is don". Antelope have decreased 90
per cent iH I've yeats, ana q coatlu-
uducc ui the heretofore apathot.c at
titudc of the general public viii soon
bring their Inevitable" cad. Blac ttall
deer an" getting scarccr each year.
Whllc Whitehall deer ard Wld turkey.
both formerly plentiful, are almost
wiped out 30 the santa Fc region. aAd
nowhere within the state are thcy mold
'ug their own MIldfoWl ard shore
birds, while recently helped to % slight
increase under tho federal migratory
bird law, have decreased far below
thu original supply. and without a
strong public demand for the contin-
udAcc ut that law, either n it's present
or come utti'r form. Wildfowi VII ruu-
t!nue 20 approach the vanishing point
Blu' gruusf are rapidly decreasing
Quail have held up fairly Ucll but are
h'tumllg depleted 10 Tho rolshDpr.ood
cot towns. The Ptirmigiu, a natural
curiosity ara originally iuul only b..
tho mountains adjacent To santa ~
ana Taos, is either extinct IN New
N'Nlro ur else So nearly go that ollt q
determined and we'll lircet,d effort
viii si,c them.
Every thoughtful citizen cpnNcrsant
with conditions 10 aware uf the sub
tautial ,rIth uf tbr foregoing dssor-
iIuus, aud every man who enjoys MS
da' ahold with rol and sun. E who
wishes his SON to cuiuy the advantages
col tl' same h'Hl,hful oJtdour re,rc-
alton. cannot bat iepioro thos. facts
uud loon toward the futp-c with grave
doubts about ltoV lous the game sup
ply WI hold out
o. - fortunate. h%uwot'r thHt the cx
pcrioucc ~ other states has demon
.tr,tod corc!usiNcly that q depleted
stTic supply car bee restored T. 80.
also gratifying Geo Uufc tr.t O. str.u
movement is already or foot Iu New
M'sI,u o. apply tn" proven Icm,d1 .
rtW~.t Jaw enforcement ..t puuI,
education
w., the undersigned. ID" pectfuu5
ursc that the citizens ui santa Ec and
the a%urrouudiAg country luin IA TINS
movement Taos. Albuquerque. silver
Cltl, Mag ia'cpa, and Roswell hay, or
gduizcd strong game protective asHo-
Citations, ana the recent issue or the
official bulletin OF the Albuquerque as
sociation, setting forth the activities of
The movement % date % that def
mite results are already bosinnig.i to
1c accomplished ~ Is up to santa Fc
to organize a similar association i'm
mcdiat"ly. and To pla, IN active part
Ia saving Sew Mexico game aud nsh
T. has been arranged with Nj aldo
Leopold W the United states forest
s'"1 ioc tu start things 'or Santa Pc hy
sl,lIg an illustrated lecture ~ me
archaeological room ol the old palace
Saturday evening. January s. az q
% clock. Mr.. Leopold hus an excellent
ST ot slides showing game ana game
conditions, and through hi cNporI-
ruCo iu the forest service and as al
officer Of the Albuquerque Game Pro-
t,ctINc association. Is thoroughly cub-
vcrsant with the situation IN Ncw Mex
SEQ. Al Interested persons are invited
tp this lecture.
We further suGgrs, tina On Monday
ulsht, January 10 at 20, al persons
Interested meet at the archaeological
iouuig Tor the purpose of orgalizing
Santa fc GamA Protective association
and outlining plans for Immediately
taxing part n the game protection
campaign We suggost that We could
well tdkc n stand on The same plat
form as the other associations have
adopted, which is "a follows.
J. We stand for vigorous enforce
mcut of the state ramr law.
@. We stand for the federal migra-
tors bird law
., We stand Tor cooperation with
stuckmcn 40 a %s'sturitl' cap,ptik
against the predatory animal menace
TO game and livestock |
\ We stand Tor IN" i~nlhidaA pan
game refugees.
.. W. stand for such an increase
in game and 1sh az win furnish logit- |
innate sport for every citizen and a new |
and material source uf wealth Tor Now
Mexico.
6. We are pledged individually and
collectively to observe he letter of the
ana the spirit of good sportsman
hin ana to report for prosecution
through and In tho name OF this assu-
citation, Violations of the law which
to our notice.
CAMlLLO PAD'LI.A,
Acting state Game warden.
LEVI \. HUGHES.
President former santa Fe Game
Protective Association.
ALDO LEOPOLD,
secretary Albuquerque Game Pro-
toctitc Association,