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Show J. Kay Aldous Named Chairman Of Wildlife Week Observance J. Kay Aldous of Salt Lake City has been named statewide chairman to direct the 1962 National Na-tional Wildlife Week program in Utah. The appointment was announced an-nounced by the Utah Wildlife Federation, which joins with the National Wildlife Federation in sponsorship of the educational campaign this year. The observance has been set for the period of March 18-24, coinciding with the first day of spring. Mr. Aldous, who wras recently elected president of the Utah State Archery Association, said that the 1962 observance of Wild Life Week is intended to highlight high-light problems involved with preserving continental flights of migratory waterfowl. Theme for the observance is: "Waterfowl for the Future by Conservation of Wetlands which Benefit Man and Wildlife." "Wild ducks and geese are of great interest to millions of Americans, and offer recreation for aesthetic purposes as well as hunting. Only by preserving adequate amounts of suitable wetlands for nesting, resting and wintering areas can we continue to enjoy and thrill to the flights of migrating ducks and geese." Mr. Aldous pointed out that the number of potholes, marshes and swamps are rapidly dwindling, dwin-dling, due largely to drainage for agricultural purposes or for uses as industrial sites, airports or roads. Additional wetlands have been hit by drought. "Enough suitable wetland areas must be reserved and held for waterfowl or these resources will dwindle away into insignificance," he commented. Conservationists point out that migratory waterfowl management manage-ment is an international problem. prob-lem. A large percentage of the ducks and geese are produced in Canada. The migratory flights progress across the U. S. and many of the birds winter in Mexico Mex-ico and pointsv even farther south. The flights move south in s the fall and north in the spring. |