The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-08

cNterminated no more feathers of its
Kind are to be had"
Enemies Nrr Friends.
We are grossly ignorant Of the true
work of mnny uf Gun friends of the
wild nfe. We believe that hawks are
u mcuncc Most of them are bcno-
ficial as mice dcstroyers. The owl
bears an evil name. but his deeds can
stand the closest scrutiny Of daylight
He lives on destructive ru''"uts. Prof
r%essiVe legislatures have protected
the crow. and 4 very few have pro-
tectrd the skunk who aiming az does
not feel sure that both crows ana
skuuks are destructive in spite 81 the
testimony or patient studying scion
lists"
Cats aud Iiabltt-.
Another speaker Will tell ruu some
Of the details OF the work ot HE cat
IN removing from us each year goo
odd million song birds have Co
offer only an extract from Cosmos
puhlishcd la Paris
"Thc Australians imported rabbits
60 give themselves the pleasure OF
hunting them and to furnish a new
| product for thor estates.
"As Is well known this plan did not
work out we'll the rabbits multiplied
rapidly. owing to the well know To-
cunditN uf the species. They have
consumed the pJsturag" ana crops IN
such % degree that they have become
o. pest. destroying the Zoo supplies
] Intended FOR herds Every possible
means has been employed to get rid
OF them.
Prizes Of Immense value have been
offered % whom should find a means
of ,Ntcrmlnnting this prolific race.
! Nothing succeeded The breeders are
obliged 20 live side 10y side with the
! enemies thai they themselves intro
ducrd into their land
Sow a new pest has appeared in
the luud-that OF cats. These ami
mails. the old Indies friends, have often
! left their owners houses, either vol
unfairly or because they were driven
out. and have established new families
On the bush
"Iu some eases breeders have es-
t,blished cats upon their estates In
! the hope that they would make war
ON the hated rabbit. Unfortunately
tho descendants Of these domestic
cats. completely abandoned 20 their
Instincts have returned 60 the wild
state to , ch "a degree that their type
has altered: tho have become larg-
| cr. stronger and more fcrocious than
their ancestors;
AS they find IN Australia no en-
| envy To- their race they have multi
piled. their forces have gained ground
and they are infesting the whole
country.
Remedy Worse Than Disease.
ITO gain a livelihood they hunt all
sorts Of small creatures, lizards, opos-
sums AN devon young lambs. and they
also have some appetite FOR rabbits.
In the Macquary islands, where they
have become particularly numerous.
they also attack sea birds. whose
numbers they hav diminished to-
gcther with the Eggs that Formerly
uourished the fishermen
IA has therefore been decided "a
make an end 20 TINS race Of malcfac-
tors. and 90 that end there has been
J introduced % breed cf savage dogs TO
destroy them. This succeeded well.
but when the eats became soarco the
dogs 10 live. began To- attack the seals
and nov 10 Is proposed 10 cNtermiu-
ate the dogs.
I'll Is certain that the cats have
lasscued tho amount OF small game.
hut their effect on the rabbit plague
remains yer to be shown. n we rccol-
lect that every country hat has de
struycd certain of its sparrows had
! had later TO rcimpoyt the species wo
! shah realize once again hat the Gre
ator In h.4 goodness has organized
things better than our learned agrou-
omists.
This b. not 20 saw that We should
stand with folded arms before the
numerous plaques that aSsuil ". but
only that what ever we do should
bee done Wit hcxtrcme prudence
when ono" introduces o new species
into % locality or when one allcws
amy species 10 get depleted In mum.
bcrs he may have untold trouble on
hand as tins Australian illustration
shows
birds ElcCirocutcI.
Birds by the thousands are killed
each year nu electrical wires They
are BILLED bon three ways They strik,
the unseen wire while in flight they
come iu contact with two wires al
different potential or they make u
contact between some wire and a
grounded connection
one hc-itti"s To- praise any Ger.
man law or custom. but one may be
sure that birds have 90 hard dollar
ana cents value when hc learns tha'
in icrmau' laws are iu force which
prohibit striuginE Of wires so closD
together that birds may b." electro
cutcd Also solely Tor the protection
uf birds, Germany causes large size,
iusulaturs Co be used.
FINALLY Irt me speak OF the ray