Show conservation and perpetuation of inland waters for wildfowl wild fowl I 1 by E W NELSON chief of U S biological survey exports lie ports received during a the last few months by b N the biolo biological ical survey o orce agree that the alarming de decrease dearell crell of migratory a will wild fowl idich preceded the treaty and 1591 f the net act of congress 0 for the protection of migratory k 4 birds lias has changed to a mar marked ed increase thus the first important step toward insuring the perpetuation of our wild fowl and of wildfowl wild fowl hunting 0 has haa been another step of almost equally vital importance if we are to hold w what hat we are have gained reir remains taing to be talen taken this consists of the conservation all and perpetuation petua tion of a sufficient number of small inland lilies as well as inland and coastal swamp and marih mari h areas to provide our migratory wild fowl places for feadin fe feeding edin and resting and bearin rearing their young the mistaken idea i is S p prevalent lent that the drainage of alli almost lost any area is a benefit to the comin community unity I 1 believe that a careful survey of water arater and marsh areas will result in the great majority of cases caes in definitely determining ter the superior value to the state of such water nater areas in their natural nati doti I 1 conditions as a against ainest the value of the lauds lands which would be left after they had been drained the fhe bielo biological ical survey is deeply interested in the proper conversation of water aretz areas since the rapidly increasing c drainage of lakes kakei and marshes throughout the country indicates that unless an effort is made to conserve a 1 colls considerable demable de rable number of the best of these for the future our wildfowl wild fowl resorts all and feeding places will be prati practically cally eliminated from most of the states |