e people who live in
Alaska--with the intent to get out to-morrow! It belongs to the
93,000,000 people of the Nation.

2.--The preservation of the Alaskan fauna on the public domain should
not be left unreservedly to the people of Alaska, because

3.--As sure as shooting, they will _not_ preserve it!

Congress is right in appropriating $15,000 for game protection in
Alaska. It is very necessary that the regulations for conserving the
wild life should be fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture, with the
advice of the Biological Survey.

THE BLACK BEAR is an interesting citizen. He harms nobody nor anything;
he affords good sport; he objects to being exterminated, and wherever in
North America he is threatened with extermination, he should at once be
given protection! A black bear _in the wilds_ is harmless. In captivity,
posed as a household "pet," he is decidedly dangerous, and had best be
given the middle of the road. In big forests he is a grand stayer, and
will not be exterminated from the fauna of the United States until
Washington is wrecked by anarchists.

THE AMERICAN BISON.--I regard the American bison species as now
reasonably secure against extermination. This is due to the fact that it
breeds persistently and successfully in captivity, and to the great
efforts that have been put forth by the United States Government, the
Canadian Government, the American Bison Society, the New York Zoological
Society, and several private individuals.

The species reached its lowest ebb in 1889, when there were only 256
head in captivity and 835 running wild. The increase has been as
follows:

1888--W.T. Hornaday's census 1,300
1902--S.P. Langley's census 1,394
1905--Frank Baker's census 1,697
1908--W.T. Hornaday's census 2,047
1910--W.P. Wharton's census (in North America) 2,108
1912--W.P. Wharton's census (in North America) 2,907

To-day, nearly one-half of the living bison are in very large
governmental parks, perpetually established and breeding rapidly, as
follows:

IN THE UNITED STATES.

Yellowstone Park fenced herd, founded by Congress 125
Montana National Bison Range, founded by The American Bison Society 69
Wichita Bison Range, founded by The New York Zoological Society 39
Wind Cave Bison Range, S. Dakota, founded by Am. Bison Society To be
stocked
Niobrara (Neb.) National Bison Range, now i