The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-28
DATA ON ALASKA
 CAME IS SOUGHT
 BY LOCAL CLUB
Seeks Information to Guide
 Efforts at Perpetuation Of Game and Fish.

' data on habits of wild, life, including fish, in Alaska to the end that there
 may be no misdrection of effort to
 perpetuate game and fish in the Territory. The statement contains
 a number of questions to which
 answers are sought, and follows in \ full:
 "The object of the Alaska Fish
 and Game Club. to assist, encourage, foster and promote the propagation
 and protection of game animals. fishes and birds in Alaska etc. is
 fairly well known. In order to ac-
 complsh the above, there is a fea- ture of the Clubs work which is
 fundamentally the most important of all that of gathering accurate
 information concerning the habits of
 wild life, from inception to the end of individual existence. Without such information. the activities of l those most eager to protect and per l petuate valuable wild creatures may ! be misdirected It is in furnishing specific information of such charac- ter that every one in Alaska who has learned from observation and experience can serve themselves and other Alaskans.
 fs Game BilItPrepared
 "A game bill has been prepared by the Clubs Game Bill Committee. It was unanimously approved by the Club members and is now in the hands of the Territorial Legislature. which is asked to pass the bill as a l joint resolution and send it to l Congress. Before shaping the bill
 the Club sent questionnaires broad cast throughout Alaska asking all
 who would to furnish information touching on fish, fur, and game
 "The advice and data supplied by those who replied proved valuable to the draftors of the bill And the Club management appreciates the encouragement and aid rendered by those who showed this interest But the problems are not all solved. In fact, the work has just been started Shouldi Alaska be permitted to con trol both her fish and game-the game bill and new fish bill both, 1 call for Alaskan control through commissions need, of specifi@ information regarding the habits of | fish. fowl and mammals will be even more urgent.
 Definite Information Wanted "It is of paramount interest to the prosperity of the Territory and tof great value to the Club in shap- | ing it's policies. that the quantity of wild life to be known in each To- 1 cality and in the Territory at large; l whether any, species and variety isl increasing or decreasing and the causes involved.
 Every Alaskan is therefore in- vited to cooperate with the mem bers of the Alaska Fish and Game Club Cover 800. all told) and send in data on the wild life in his or her particular district.
 Pictures will be particularly ap- preciated, for there is nothing bet ter than picture to establish proof of what an animal will do or will not do. Suggestive Questions
 ''The following questions are sug- gestive of what may be of value. 1 Hundreds of others may be equally important: | Do all species of salmon appear l in largest numbers every four years. l or just certain species? If so. what species? Or is the four-year- theory not founded on fact?
 will in your opinion, salmon spawn in other streams, if heI streams in which they were spawned 1 are closed to them? Are the salmon in your section increasing or de-' creasing? If so, why? What do you know about the habits of other fishes, crabs, shrimp, clans. etc, in fresh water and in salt?
 Are grouse, ptarmigan hnd non migratory birds increasing or de creasing in your section? Why?I Are waterfowl and shore.birds in creasing or decreasing? Why? How about game and fur bearers? Why?
 Do male wolverine, wolves, foxee lynXes and other predatory animals kill their young when females are not present? 'How can the people of your dis-i i trict have the greatest possible use of the wild life of all kinds there and at the same time permit suf ficient breeders to live. and keep up the supply of each species? Dues Are Small [ "Ques in the Alaska Fish and Game Club, including initiation fec are one dollar each fiscal year Ourl money is spent for printing. stamps and stationery advertising our cause in a way we hope will encourage others to cooperate with us in help ing all Alaskans. As yet, no office holder or member of the Club has drawn a dollar in salary or for clerical work
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