The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-26
MUCH GAME IN IN TERROR BUT
 $ THREATENED
Predatory Animals Menace
 All Kinds of Game, De- clares (. T, Gardner


 if the efforts of the Territory and Bureau of Biological Survey fail to curb the menace of wolves and coyotes. all varieties of game are going to be hit hard, declared C. T. Gardner. President of the ] Alaska Game Commission. who returned home last night after several weeks absence in western ,and interior Alaska.
 Official reports from the field show the largest herds of caribou and sheep in many years. Moose also, are plentiful Migratory birds were numerops in thes early Fall but have all migrated south flor the winter.
 Il eredatsry Anlmels Thick The greatest danger to the game does nof lie in the hunters land use of game meat by local residents in the interior but in 1 tlte predatory animals which are pFeying on almost all kinds of 1 game animals and birds. MT. Gard ! ller said "The coyote and wolf 1, situation Is far more serious than lany Alaskan realizes and it will 1 require the most earnest sort of work by game wardens and the closest cooperation from resi- ldents. trappers and others, to 1 cope with it." he said.
 ! .In ali Of rae Tanana River drainage areas. the evidence of 1 predatory animal raids Is very Isfr0ng. In some districts herds of ! caribou cows were seen almost bare of calves while in others ! the calf crop was normal In the former it was established that the wolves and coyotes were hanging onto the herds and had virtually ! cleaped out the calf crop. Where the increase was up to the aver ] ake. no indications of these ani- mals were found. Moose calves have also suffered from the raids \ and the evidence was conclusive |I that inroads had been made on | mountain sheep bands in some af- l footed areas"
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 Ipvkstieators reported instances lIxhtre entire fox colonies were driven from their dens last Spring jiiet after their pups were born and as result died from expo ! s,lre, Grouse. ptarmiean and even migratory wild bird breeding grounds were invaded by the coy letes. nests destroyed and young Ibirds eaten. "In fact. some of Iths hunters. guides of the Alaska Game Commission and others, ! predicted that the sheep would be virtually wiped out in 10 years ! Eff the situation was not controlled and the predatory animals wiped out" Mir. Gardner said.
 Fairbanks has livewire sports. q mems organization with hundred s of members. It has set 1000 as It's xoa1 by next Spring. It's mem bership is scattered all over the iut6ri0r and includes hunters, trappers, pr0spectDrs, miners, business and professional men. The club is giving all possible suppOrt to the Commission and backing up the game regulations. l At the recommendation of the organization, the Commission Enext Spring, will purchase about IS buffalo, as authorized in the Territorial game stocking pro gram. and ship them to Fair banks. 4 stndy is being made of areas suitable for grazing and breeding and the animals will be placed on the most favorable, Two or three of them will be turned over to the experiment station at the Alaska College f6t i observation and experimentation with native grown feed.
 rrappsrs Take Field Trappefs in Fairbanks and elsewhere arc preparing to leave .l for districts throughout the in lterior, MT. Gardner said. They expect another good year. The results of last years beaver trap ping was noticeable In all dia ! tricts. In Anchorage he was tn formed that at least $1So,00( \ worth of these pelts had been sold { llocally.
 q Indian trappsrs coming to An 1, l6h9r1kS showed weaknesa fO. ,.I n41oFn traGSportation methods te v4p t6D1. While not quitt Se41y to a<oopt the airplane, thSj \ fo1f hard foe the automobile. Aftel seIling tho1r catches. they headed l}if th4 be1ieab stands and 66mt q theu fode until their *6lll Uere- e1hnno(ed and they dtp6rt 01 i4tojyc4t int ehfirely happy.
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