The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-10
Plan Wildlife Refugees for State
sYRNE OUTLINES PROGRAM
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Would Restore Natural Conditions

developed In the Badlands near Wat
ford City and Medora win give North
Dakota two fine game refugees, secre-
tary Of State Robert Byrne. in charge
Of the park Civilian Conservation
Corps service in North Dakota, said
Friday.
Although the parks now are under
construction, final details have not
been completed, Byrne said, but Is
soon Is the necessary conditions have
been complied with they will be stock
ed with all the game natural to the
region.
Elk, buffalo, deer, antelope and
other non-predatory animals viii be
obtained from the national parks
where they now abound and 50 also
will such predatory animals natural
to the region, such as bear, lynx and
wildcat.
The object Of the interior depart
ment, in charge Of the project, Is to
restore natural wildlife conditions as
they were before the coming Of the
whiteman and the predators certain
~ were . part Of the picture, accord
Ing to advices received by Byrne.
According to present plans the park
near Medora will contain an area Of
1l8 square miles and that near Wat
ford City 461A square miles. In each
case the area will be fenced to pre-
vent the grazing animals from stray
Ing off the federal reservation.
The only obstacle remaining be-
fore the federal government gives
final approval to the two parks
Byrne said, is the acquisition Of few
tracts Of land. Many landholder,
have been willing enough to give op-
tions on their holdings, particularly
in the Watford City region, but in the
Medora section. which has been set.
tied for q longer time, some Of the
pioneers have been reluctant to move
Under no circumstances will the gov
eminent construct park around an,
private holdings, Byrne said, and al
best the outlines Of the two areas vii
be somewhat irregular.
Information on the wildlife phasei
Of the park projects has been receiv'
ed by Byrne from Conrad L. Wirth
assistant director OF the national parl
service.
! while much was being done on tn,
more than 800 state park projects
throughout the country to conserv'
natural resources and increase recrea'
tional facilities not enough was beinl
done to improve conditions favorable
to the increase and restoration Of tn
native wildlife," said Mr.. With.
Will Assist States
I'm order to stimulate activitie
4 along this line IN offer was made I,
the park authorities In the variou
states to employ, in the Emergenc!
Conservation Work program. scienti
ftcally-trained men to make studie
In the state park areas and to rec
ommend certain measures necessar.
for the betterment Of wildlife condi
tons.
TO supervise the work Of the Wild
life field organization and to keep !
closely connected with the Washing
ton office Of the State Park Service
which agency Is supervising stat
park development. DR.. H. p. K. Ayers
borg. formerly biologist with the Nev
Hampshire Department Of Fisherie
and Game, and author Of many AMI
NAL and plant life works, was name,
chief wildlife technician with head
quarters In Warrington.
DR.. Agersborg will make . study
the reports Of the men In the fiel,
and direct their work In accordanc
with the established policies Of wild
life conservation. He will also spen'
considerable time in the field discuss
Ing problems with the wildlife tech
nicians and state conservation al
thorities and assisting them in work
Ing out their individual situations 70
| the betterment Of animal and plan
life In their respective regions.