. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. 11 I Iff I. f f m 'i< II- I Ill If VdT January 12, 19
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. 11 I Iff I. f f m 'i< II- I Ill If VdT January 12, 1925 Mr, Vilhjalinur Stefanspon American Geographical Society New York City Dear Mr. Stefansson: Re;;lying to your inquiry in regard to the difference in habits between the big wolves of Kurasia and those of North America, would say that there is no doubt whetsver that Eurasian wolves from earliest times hay^ been in the habit of killing people. The literature on this subject if so extensive and the recorded cases so numerous that the matter is not open to question. At the present time, owing to the long-continued use of firearms, it would be natural to suppose that such cases are much less iVequent than formerly. Lydekker in his 'Royal Natural History,' (, oege 498, published in 1894) states: "In the year 1875 no less than 161 persons fell victims to theise animals in Russia.'' In'the first part of my 'llsmmnls of the Adirondacks* (published in 1882 in the Tranf'actions of the Lirnaeen Society of New York), I said, amorig other things: **Comp8ra- tively few wolves are now to be found in the Adirnndeckg, though twelve years ago they were quite abundant, and used to hunt in packs of half a dozen or rnore^ ⢠. ⢠Th- r«. 768 V» 3tefan»son -2 ««ou«t Of ncis. that-* single Wolf is capable of . i- simply astonishing and .anv ⢠'"'"^''^ lore ow« t. ⢠. "^''"^ '^''^'' «f camp -Lure owe their onoin ^r^ ^\^' ^ ^'^-ly â¢v-*
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