. Bird lore . is-lands reserved and protected by a enclose a prospectus.—Laurent Mehrn,Lieutenant-Colonel, Foreign Correspond-ence Secretary, in the Society address: Store Kongensgade SVALEN(The Swallow) Society for the Protection of Birds andOther Animals in Denmark. 1909 The Society Svalen has now donemore than eleven years work in further-ance of the aims which it has set beforeitself; especially, to protect the avi-faunain such a manner that they may be de-veloped to the advantage of agriculturalinterests. In the course of time, we havesucceeded in enl
. Bird lore . is-lands reserved and protected by a enclose a prospectus.—Laurent Mehrn,Lieutenant-Colonel, Foreign Correspond-ence Secretary, in the Society address: Store Kongensgade SVALEN(The Swallow) Society for the Protection of Birds andOther Animals in Denmark. 1909 The Society Svalen has now donemore than eleven years work in further-ance of the aims which it has set beforeitself; especially, to protect the avi-faunain such a manner that they may be de-veloped to the advantage of agriculturalinterests. In the course of time, we havesucceeded in enlightening a large portionof the public as to the paramount im-portance of birds in the great economy ofNature, and we have done our best to se-cure the carrying out of the Game society participates in the inter-national efforts directed against the mas-sacre of birds in the South. Svalen discourages the wearing of anyfeathers except those of the ostrich anddomestic fowls—discourages illegal bird-. s § 1 0 Si)O rt 0 3So 21} Bird - Lore catching and cruelties to birds—placesartificial nests and feeds the wild fowls inthe winter—publishes printed works to in-terest youth in the protection of birds—instructs the public respecting the economicimportance of birds to society. The Svalen, which works not only forbirds but also for other animals, is an in-dependent society. It is, upon the whole,useful to humanity, because it furthers thetask of ennobling man under its work foranimals. The society has 5800 members, andworks in about 100 districts throughoutDenmark. Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra of Eng-land, is an honorary member. His Royal Highness, the Crown Princeof Denmark, is the Patron of the society. Notice The Sixteenth International AnimalProtection Congress will be held in Copen-hagen, August 1-5, 1911. By resolution,the Directorate of the Society Svalen hascharge of the arrangements for the Con-gress. Svalen, which may be addressed atCopenhagen, heartily inv
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