The Detroit times., 1917-01-18
State Game Depart
ment Would Restore
Wild Life Here
NOBLE BEASTS TO
ROAM THE PLAINS
Buffalo, Moose, Carl
bou To Come; Snake
and Owl To Go

n Micligan's state game depart
nient has Us way this state will be
come famous The world Over for us
hig game The department has
copper OF bringing hack 70 this state
Tie VIII fTT1 TTTT 7rTcr- rrrTrrTr--t II
sill over the present site of the city
hall the county building and even
the Times cflce
within few years. Il the ambl.
'.ous plans ~ the state game depart.
nont fiuctry and yield the Wild call
o' the buffalo viii be- heard In Mich
.isan as viii the shrill cry OF the
wilc turkey. while The boots OF the
Elk. caribou and moose viii dig into
me barren soil OF the state.
Not only that. but Il 10 the ambi.
ton OF the department 20 raise IN
he ponirsular stat, tho fur-hcaring
nimals thai once inhabited this dis-
tfict u the intention OF the Dc.
partment to populate the northern
reeu % the state with the beaver.
hich lnce made is home in MIGHT
eau. tu which ) now almost extlno,
erc
Jam tt,GiHiray oi thc state
-am, atparfment whose homo Is m
lr0dHl ~ Detroit and told of
ri rhe plans fhc game depart
tgrt ISIS % riow fdI the immediate
ug lrv nclrdc the nopulatinr
plains OF che north snd
lands az thc state win
$40 ite hai has been slaurh4
t4 hrr ARD made almost cxuncD.
Tells of Plans
ST. McGllivray addressed members
~ -tne rctrdt Audubon society IN
he utlay library building Tuesday
right on tho preservation Of Wild
life, but Wednesday, morning he told
reporter for Tfr Times OF The cx-
tensivc plans his departemnt has in
mind for making Michigan a game
paradise
In fhe northern part ~ tho lower
peninsula OF Michigan are vast
tracts OF waste land known as
plains Dotted over these plains are
many fertile spots heavily timbered
and with streams running thru
them These Gases furnish fine COY.
or for Wild life and splendid feeding
grounds. while the Wild stretches OF
plains give ample exercise grounds
II Is the purpose OF the game de-
partment 10 employ this waste ter.
ritory by encouraging game 10 live
thereon
MIR McGillvray says that both elk
and caribou were originally natives
OF this state. and n encouraged can
be made TO thrive here. That moose
viii do well in this state is shown
by the fact that there IL a herd now
estimated 10 number 800 on Isle
Royal, In Lake Superior, and they
are the property Of the state OF
Michigan Some NJ those VIII be
brought down to the Wild lands In
tho lower peninsula and turned
loose As for buffalo. tho depart
fnent already has few on reser-
walton near oscoda and It is possi.
bic that within n year or two the
, great American bison may be roam.
INK the Michigan plains and develop
mg q new Buffalo Bill.
To War on Snakes
According 10 Nj. McGillivray. in
addition 10 making Michigan great
for It's biz game. tho state will also
try 10 save n lot OF lives by making
relentless warfare on tho snake. II
Is estimated that the average snake
swallows a couple OF toads n day.
The toad l. very valuable institu-
lion IN that tt consumes some thou
sands o. deadly insects each day. II
ono snake eats two toads and one
toad oats 900 dangerous insects a
day II may be seen by the matho.
NAUTICAL student that one snake is
menace 10 the community. Mr.. Nc
Gilllvrav suggests that natural his.
tory be taught in the schools in con.
aectlou with mathematics. Instead
oil asking the pupil how many ap.
gies would boz left on the tree IL bad
bows sNiprd three and there were
u in the first place. he would ask
The class ta ponder over tho number
oi garma nock of p'licans could di.
Cost 10 one pelican. alone and unaid-
81. corid disaim i2.1no.f50 germiots.
ar, u of this line 81 Aguring
all v-lih would learn the figures as
u,u lgunug thru toads. pcllcans
l0 other form. of Wild life were
tainablc whilo snakes. which eat
lr, fou-. are of very little uec. Nj
No1ilhr also think, tha' snakc1
'nd toad would quite as inter.
4l---ln-l Ll youth "A anples
wolves ard Coyotes In Bad
b. Al BE- tho rnrn, . also of he game