Show iwo WOULD ULD LIMIT SLAUGHTER OF WHALES whala S an N T ATLANTIC U 8 expert warns extinction of 1 mammals Is near washington the wholesale slough ter of whales t through tho the use of modern modem weapons off the atlantic coast threatens the extinction of these important po bitant mammals warns E W nelson of tile the united states bureau of bt biological 0 survey nelson urges legisla tion sI similar to that now in force in canada to conserve tha existing whales in these waters it Is 19 obvious mr belson akelson continues ue that the present uncontrolled wholesale ale slaughter of sea mamma Is over most of their range and practical 1 ly throughout the year can result only la in their rapid during the last century tho the pursuit of sea aca mammals was wa a carried on on a gret grest scale and yielded an eno s ritu return rn in oil oh whalebone hides and furs fars ot of tur ur seals beala and sea nea ott bottera erit several Se veril ape cles clea have been almost exterminated by b 7 this pursuit and others will follow without concer concerted tod action proper control of the hunting of these mammals will perpetuate indefinitely the returns from this valuable natural asset nas et the success of the fur seal treaty whereby through international nett action on japan russia england and the united states safeguard the breeding grounds of tile the fur seals on the fur sen seat islands in alatka has been a practical demonstration on of the effectiveness of such action it Is to be hoped that a similar treaty between the maritime powers Inter interned ed ted may bo be equally eff effective active irl in saving the other sea mammals from threatened extinction |