Our Vanishing Wild Life

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William T. Hornaday 1913
English
  • Foreword and Preface
  • Former Abundance Of Wild Life
  • Extinct Species Of North American Birds
  • The Next Candidates 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 Negroes 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 View-point 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 Wild Life
  • The Greatest Need Of The Cause; And The Duty Of The Hour
We are weary of witnessing the greed, selfishness and cruelty of "civilized" man toward the wild creatures of the earth. We are sick of tales of slaughter and pictures of carnage. It is time for a sweeping Reformation; and that is precisely what we now demand. -William Temple Hornaday

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