. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 142 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Vista Lake during the spring of 1927. This was the only large body of open water in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley and apparently offered ideal conditions for waterfowl. Con- servative estimates indicate that some 80,000 ducks were killed during the open season. A census taken about a week after the season closed indicated that, at that time, approximately 125,000 ducks were on the lake. Howe
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 142 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Vista Lake during the spring of 1927. This was the only large body of open water in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley and apparently offered ideal conditions for waterfowl. Con- servative estimates indicate that some 80,000 ducks were killed during the open season. A census taken about a week after the season closed indicated that, at that time, approximately 125,000 ducks were on the lake. However, although conditions appeared to be ideal for ducks, "duck sickness" made its appearance early last fall. The cause of the disease has not been dis- covered. Investigations have shown that it is not the so-called "alkali ; So far no communicable organism has been found to be the causative factor. Through the courtesy of the Western Water Company, pens and other facilities were furnished on the property of this company near the lake. »Sportsmen from local organizations at Bakersfield and Taft cooperated with our deputies, and some 700 ducks that were unable to fly, including sick and crippled birds, were collected. Many of the birds so collected were in a critical condition. When iirst placed in the pens, some would lie pros- trate for several hours. Some of these died, but most of them began to drink and eat within twenty-four to forty-eight hours. After the birds began to drink and eat, recovery was usually rapid and it became necessary to separate the birds and seg- regate them in pens containing others in the varying stages of recovery to prevent. Pig. 39. Evidence that treatment was effective. Recovered patients at the "duck hospital" near Buena Vista Lake, February 11, 1928. Piiotograph by Roy Ludlum. The Division of Fish and Game, in coop- eration with the Hooper Foundation for Medical Research, is now making prep- arations fo
Size: 2004px × 1247px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorcaliforniadeptoffishandgame, bookauthorcaliforniafish
