The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-29
PREDATORY ANIMALS
WILL Be WIPED OUT
SOON, SAYS EXPERT
Big Game Doomed 10 Extefmina-
ton in Near Future Il Opinion
Of Or. A. X. Fisher Of Wash
ington in Charge Of Work.

Tho day will come when mountain
lions. wolves. predatory bear, buhaio,
and all big game animals will be ut
teriy exterminated nH far as their
wild game life In concerned. That
means that specimens Of these ami
mails will exist In some shut In park
or game preserve. solely as specimens.
This Ia the statement made BY Or.
A. X. Fisher OF Washington, who was
here this week comforting with the
Predatory Animal bureau OF the
biological survey.
DIR. Fisher is In charge 90 economic
Investigations OF the bureau and has
all the predatory animal and rodent
pest work under his supervision. He
Is returning to Washington after a
trip made from there across the con-
tinent. In which he visited all the
western states. He will 20 TO Texas
and Louisiana from here, and will
arrive In Washington November 5th.
having left there September 18TH. He
wal asked by Mr.. Lyon TO Join the
lion hunt which In nov going on up
In the northern part OF the state. but
wns unable to take the time,
II have n respect and admiration
for the wolf" said DR.. Fisher in
speaking OF the determination OF the
predatory animal. He Ii an interest
Ing creature. and I dislike to have 70
see him killed. But he and the lioh
are a menace to man: fib.0O0.0Oo
worth Of cattle are destroyed each
year by these animals n so they
must go. nature IL very cruel. h
always works for the best and for
the majority however, and when man
claimed this country from the wilder
ness and from a civilization less
strong than himself. he began to
push out all that opposed him.
big game Ia doomed. OF that ! am
sure" continued DR.. Fisher. mot
deer. although should they Increase
under the present policy OF protec-
ton, sufficient 10 endanEer the cattle
fnngc. measures to decrease them
would soon follow. Domesiication
may come about, Is II the attempt
with The buffalo. There Is no room
for the buffalo any more on the
plains: he must roam from Kansas to
California, but he does fairly well In
the national parks. There are three
hundred head In Montana and this
spring siNty-two calves were born"
1T IL probable that some day New
Mexico will want a small herd of
buffalo on one OF her game refugees.
and then We shall have to divide the
herd. The balance OF life among AMI
mails Is kept regulated by many ele-
ments: pigeons are nice but when
they eat up millions OF dollars worth
OF wheat they must go; skunks eat
turtle eggs, when skunks are used for
furz turtles increase. when turtles In
crease they must al something, and
40 song birds or vegetation are de-
Voured. and 10 on. Nature keeps a
balance in spite OF man, n 40 II the
big game In doomed IL II for mans
the superior animals protection.
Much has been don't In New Mex
leo" stated Or. Fisher. FOR gaInc
protection. Since the establishment
OF the Game Protective ciatior
the state has gained the reputation
OF being n vcritable refuge. Ths
work OF the Predatory Animal burea,
has been much helped by the STATE
game wardens, and 1t has increased
from an oniCe which employed thre'
individuals In the ear 1855. TO ont
with 400 men in the Washington
branch alone and about 1000 men IN
the various districts throughout th'
United States"
Tom Gable, state game warden
came down from Santa Fc yesterday
morning to confer with Dr. Fisher
and stated hat n letter from Mr.
Lyon announced that he had the da.
before shot the biggest lion that III
@. T.. 4. holds out hope for the sentl
mental with the opinion that no on
will ever be able to rout out all tn
lions from their mountain ~fastnessel
in this state.