Show wildlife refugees on private lands urged by biologist washington wildlife must bo be produced on privately owned farm lands as well as on lands publicly owned if americas bird and game resources are to bo be perpetuated bat dr ira N gabrielson chief of the united states biological survey declares in iii his annual report to the secretary of agriculture publicly owned lands despite the tact fact that large additions have hav been made during recent years are not sufficient to perpetuate species of wildlife he indicated dr gabrielson notes that I 1 acres of refuge land were purce purchased as ed during the fiscal year covered it in it tho he report while moro more than half a million acres were held pending title conveyance almost a million acres were added by executive order tons tona of duck food plants and millions of food bearing trees an and d shrubs have been placed in refu refuge go areas to make the area attractive attracts vo to t 0 wildlife the survey rector director di said despite the wide program being carried out however a study of wildlife management as a farm enterprise torp ter prise riso indicates that state and federal lands alone cannot supply sufficient nt wildlife or adequate facilities for its use and enjoyment by the public restrictions necessary the necessity for severe restrictions on hunting has not passed dr gabrielson GabrIc lson maintains benefits lie points out of strict regulation are shown in tho fact that somo some waterfowl increases have now been noted for two consecutive years wildlife populations of the refuges refuge a have already increased threefold three fold told planting and transplanting building water c conserving on serving structures and other activities by the civilian conservation corps and works progress administration have aided tho the program since july 1 1933 when the present program began the survey has purchased acres of refuge lands in the ahe same period moro more than acres have been acquired by executive order increase of wildlife depends providing hunting Is regulated on tho the amount of 0 land available for wildlife it la Is io for that reason that the biological survey chief urges the use of private lands tor for wildlife production |