PART I.—­EXTERMINATION

Chapter
I. FORMER ABUNDANCE OF WILD LIFE
II.  EXTINCT SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
III.  THE NEXT CANDIDATES FOR OBLIVION
IV.  EXTINCT AND NEARLY EXTINCT SPECIES OF MAMMALS
V. THE EXTERMINATION OF SPECIES, STATE BY STATE
VI.  THE REGULAR ARMY OF DESTRUCTION
VII.  THE GUERRILLAS OF DESTRUCTION
VIII.  THE UNSEEN FOES OF WILD LIFE
IX.  DESTRUCTION OF WILD LIFE BY DISEASES
X. DESTRUCTION OF WILD LIFE BY THE ELEMENTS
XI.  SLAUGHTER OF SONG-BIRDS BY ITALIANS
XII.  DESTRUCTION OF SONG-BIRDS BY SOUTHERN NEGROES
                AND POOR WHITES
XIII.  EXTERMINATION OF BIRDS FOR WOMEN’S HATS
XIV.  THE BIRD TRAGEDY ON LAYSAN ISLAND
XV.  UNFAIR FIREARMS AND SHOOTING ETHICS
XVI.  THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICAN BIG GAME—­I
XVII.  THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICAN BIG GAME—­II
XVIII.  THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF AFRICAN GAME
XIX.  THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GAME IN ASIA
XX.  DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS IN THE FAR EAST. BY C. WILLIAM BEEBE
XXI.  THE SAVAGE VIEWPOINT OF THE GUNNER

PART II.—­PRESERVATION

XXII.  OUR ANNUAL LOSSES BY INSECTS
XXIII.  THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIRDS
XXIV.  GAME AND AGRICULTURE:  DEER AS A FOOD SUPPLY
XXV.  LAW AND SENTIMENT AS FACTORS IN PRESERVATION
XXVI.  THE ARMY OF THE DEFENSE
XXVII.  HOW TO MAKE A NEW GAME LAW
XXVIII.  NEW LAWS NEEDED:  A ROLL-CALL OF THE STATES—­I
XXIX.  NEW LAWS NEEDED:  A ROLL-CALL OF THE STATES—­II
XXX.  NEW LAWS NEEDED:  A ROLL-CALL OF THE STATES—­III
XXXI.  NEW LAWS NEEDED:  A ROLL-CALL OF THE STATES—­IV
XXXII.  NEED FOR A FEDERAL MIGRATORY BIRD LAW, NO-SALE-OF-GAME
               LAW, AND OTHERS
XXXIII.  BRINGING BACK THE VANISHED BIRDS AND GAME
XXXIV.  INTRODUCED SPECIES THAT HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL
XXXV.  INTRODUCED SPECIES THAT HAVE BECOME PESTS
XXXVI.  NATIONAL AND STATE GAME PRESERVES AND BIRD REFUGES
XXXVII.  GAME PRESERVES AND GAME LAWS IN CANADA
XXXVIII.  PRIVATE GAME PRESERVES
XXXIX.  BRITISH GAME PRESERVES IN AFRICA
XXL.  BREEDING GAME AND FUR IN CAPTIVITY
XLI.  TEACHING WILD-LIFE PROTECTION TO THE YOUNG
XLII.  ETHICS OF SPORTSMANSHIP
XLIII.  THE DUTY OF AMERICAN ZOOLOGISTS TO AMERICAN WILD LIFE
XLIV.  THE GREATEST NEED OF THE CAUSE; AND THE DUTY OF THE HOUR

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