Title: Our vanishing wild life :
Authors: Hornaday, William T.
Date: 1913
Publisher: New York Zoological Society,
Physical description: xv, 411 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language: English
LC class: S
Contents: Former abundance of wildlife -- Extinct species of North American birds -- The next candidated for oblivion -- Extinct and nearly extinct species of mammals -- The extermination of species, state by state -- The regular army of destruction -- The guerrillas of destruction -- The unseen foes of wild life -- Destruction of wild life by diseases -- Destruction of wild life by the elements -- Slaughter of song-birds by Italians -- Destruction of song-birds by southern negros and poor whites -- Extermination of birds for women's hats -- The bird tragedy on Laysan Island -- Unfair firearms and shooting ethics -- The present and future of North American big game I -- The present and future of North American big game II -- The present and future of African game -- The present and future of game in Asia -- Destruction of birds in the Far East. / By C. William Beebe -- The savage viewpoint of the gunner -- Our annual losses by insects -- The economic value of birds -- Game and Agriculture: deer as a food supply -- Law and sentiment as factors in preservation -- The army of the defense -- How to make a new game law -- New laws needed: a roll-call of the states-I -- New laws needed: a roll-call of the states-II -- New laws needed: a roll-call of the states-III -- New laws needed: a roll-call of the states-IV -- Need for a federal migratory bird law. No-sale-of-game law, and others -- Bringing back the vanished birds and game -- Introduced species that have been beneficial -- Introduced species that have become pests -- National and state game preserves and bird refuges -- Game preserves and game laws in Canada -- Private game preserves -- British game preserves in Africa -- Breeding game and fur in captivity -- Teaching wild-life protection to the young -- Ethics of sportsmanship -- The duty of American zoologists to American wil life -- The greatest need of the cause; and the duty of the hour.
Notes: Includes index.