Show PUSH CAMPAIGN TO 1 j PROTECT BIG GAME safety areas in country are being enlarged I 1 washington Washing tom the government Is spending millions ot of dollars to protect and propagate big game chii which ch pioneers of the west almost wiped out in the last century scores of big game preserves have already been established and state and national laws lawa have been passed tor for the protection of the relatively small number of biggane big game left this campaign to prevent the extinction of big game from the united states was begun on a large scale only a few years ago already it has more than doubled the number of many animals and birds workers under the works progress administration are improving five federal big game preserves in in north dakota nebraska wyoming montana and oklahoma the work is being supervised by the united states biological survey i eastern waterfowl crotee protected hundreds of other projects tor improving wildlife habitat already have been completed are under I 1 construction or are planned these include 17 waterfowl refuges along the atlantic coast from canada to the gulf where ducks may stop on their southward and northward right flight without fear of guns I 1 virtually every state has from two to ten wildlife refuges which protect animals and birds native to that region the total of these is in excess of acres the new western preserves however are the most extensive projects for preserving big game which once roved the great plains in large numbers the five preserves corni comi prise more than acres the smallest is sallys hill game preserve near devils lake N DP D containing approximately 1000 acres where buffalo elk white tailed deer as well as ring necked pheasants wild geese and ducks and other species of birds find sanctuary elk refuge in wyoming the federal elk refuge at jackson wyo contains acres originally established for winter feeding of elk it also provides sanctuary for deer as well as for sage grouse wild ducks and geese near valentine neb is acre fort game preserve where buffalo elk deer beaver as well as sharp tailed grouse and prairie chickens are protected the project now is 90 per cent completed the largest of the five preserves is the wichita mountains wildlife refuge comprising acres devoted to the perpetuation of buffalo e elk ik deer texas longhorn steers as well as turkey quail prairie chickens wild ducks and geese another federal big game refuge is being established near moiese mont known as the national bison range it comprises acres devoted primarily to bison although it also offers sanctuary tor for elk deer mountain sheep beaver la blue I 1 u e grouse and wild ducks |