. The importance of bird life; a popular account of its economic significance and conservation . for this purpose in Connecticut, New Jer-sey, West Virginia, and Maine alone, a small frac-tion of which has already been taken over by thevarious States or by private owners as New York more than a million acres have beendedicated as preserves, and the total in one or twoother States reaches twice that area. Private game sanctuaries run a parallel coursewith the shooting-preserves and really are ofmore importance to the longevity of the popularity in America has arisen in
. The importance of bird life; a popular account of its economic significance and conservation . for this purpose in Connecticut, New Jer-sey, West Virginia, and Maine alone, a small frac-tion of which has already been taken over by thevarious States or by private owners as New York more than a million acres have beendedicated as preserves, and the total in one or twoother States reaches twice that area. Private game sanctuaries run a parallel coursewith the shooting-preserves and really are ofmore importance to the longevity of the popularity in America has arisen in the com-paratively short space of ten years and doubtlesswiU continue to increase as the public learns moreand more how to care for its valuable bird 1918 and 1919 The Peoples Home Journal,a magazine deeply interested in the conservationof wild life, instituted campaigns among its sub-scribers for sanctuaries. The results were sur-prising and showed what a firm hold the idea ofconservation already had on the minds of theAmerican people. By 1920, merely through the ■V , -«r ■? V. Courtesy of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association THE RESULT OF CONSERVATION—DUCKS ON A KANSAS STATE FISH HATCHERY POND
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