Show FISH an and GAME Utah Fish and Game Gamo Ci Commission Motorists ts Urged to Watch Out for Birds AJ Animals mals The Utah Fish and Game department department de de- asks the cooperation of motorists in protecting game animals anIm animals an an- Im ls and upland birds on the states state's highways Hundreds of thousands of family family fam ram ily lly dinners will be bo run down and wasted and wasted thIs year this yar on tho the naj Uon's tion's highways unless motorIsts motorists motorists motor motor- take er e every precaution particularly particularly particularly par par- at night Ross Leonard Leonard Leonard Leo Leo- nard state fish and game director direct direct- or asserted The game chief explained that the largest proportion of this food waste occurs at night when birds and animals are blinded b by headlights The Tho next time you ou have time the the choice of slowing down or running running run run- ning fling over a pheasant or deer blinded by your lights remind yourself that you may be runding running run run- ming ding over oer someone's dinner Leonard eonard sal said I Appointment of oC Ross Leonard I state fish and game director as asa asa asa a member om ora the National RIvers Rivers livers Riv RIv- ers and Harbors Congress Advisory Advisory Advis Advis- ory committee was announced this week by tho the Utah Fish and Game commission Official notice of the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment was received from William H. H Webb of Washington D. D C. C executive vice president The National River liver and Harbors Harbors Harbors Harb Harb- ors congress is a partisan non-partisan dedicated to the time conservation conservation con con- sef and development de of the nations nation's water and resources for beneficial purposes Now in its 4 year ear the congress Is entering upon a program auth- auth oried by the Flood Control an and Harbors Acts to spend Part of the tho program Includes reforestation Increased recreational recreational wildlife C facilities and pollution abatement The Time only other Utah member I of the tho congress directors or staff starr of pr vice presidents is Rep J. J W. W Robinson of Provo Pro The Tho mighty y bison Is striving to come como back In Utah having taken a liking to the region south of the San Rafael Swell and northeast of or the Henry moun moun- A nucleus herd of 23 buffalo 15 15 heifers and eight bulls bulls bulls- transplanted by the Utah Fish and Game commission from Yellowstone Yel Yel- park to the tho Robbers I Roost section of Va Wayne ne county in 1941 and 1912 1942 has now increased In Increased increased in- in creased to 37 it is believed ed by David M M. Gaufin project leader lead lead- er er fit lit a report to Director Ross Leonard At least three of the bulls are known to have left the area arca and all have probably been killed Continued on last page FISH an and GAME Continued from page 1 The Tho remainder shifted around for more than a year before lo locating locating locating lo- lo cating on the present range In 1943 or 1944 all or most of the herd crossed over O onto the south and east slopes of the Henry mountains ono Twenty head were observed on Burr point believed now to be their year-long year range Two bulls were observed on Antelope flats grazing with cattle cat- cat tIe tle and 14 head reported south on the Henry mountains maybe may maylie be lie In addition to the 23 actually actually actually actu actu- ally observed during the current survey They were in good condition condition con con- the tho range was good and Jio no competition with livestock wa wao waa observed An increase in the herd may maybe maybe maybe be expected now that the buffalo buffalo buffalo falo have settled down to a definite definite definite def def- range unit It was stated |