Show sa s1 ASKED TO COOPERATE IN UPHOLDING SHOOTING restrictions to sa fegard the future supply ot of wild ducks geese and other migratory wild owl fowl of 0 the states that increased restrictions be placed on hunting privileges I 1 this statement was made rEcen recently fly by dr B E W neison kelson chief ot of the biological survey united states department part ment ot of agriculture in discussing the probable nature ot of the aind ments to the migratory bird treaty act regulations that may soon be submitted by the department to the president tor for promulgation in making this statement doctor nelson calls upon all sportsmen to cooperate with the department in any action that it may take tahe in restricting the annual number ot of wild ducks and other migratory game birds that may bo be taken by hunters he stresses the seriousness ot of the wildfowl wild fowl situation in the rocky mountain and jacif lc coast states one that may continue with no pr permanent manent improve ment until conditions can be remeda ed in the bear river mareb marchesa sa utah the lower klamath lake camfora CaK CaY fora and malheur malteur lake oregon this must be done to give the birds sufficient resh fresh water to combat the alkali poisoning thoin their congregating gre gating in very limited a areas r e a a until these areas can be restored as healthful wildfowl wild io fowl I 1 feeding and re esst s I 1 ling ing grounds the birds will have hale difficulty in holding their own temporarily improved conditions coming front a wet winter like the last one said doctor nelson can not immediately bring back the birds to normal numbers only by building up the breeding stock and providing tho the for or the welfare of 0 the birds can the badly depleted ranks be restored sufficiently to allow again the shooting formerly tor merly enjoyed by sportsmen in many parts of 0 the range of these birds it to IB tor for this reason that sportsmen are urged to COODe cooperate eulth the department part ment ot of agriculture in the observance serva uce of any restrictions that it may feel it neo necessary essarY to make temporarily in their former shooting ilges doctor nelson makes it clear that at administration ol of the F federal deral bird law and any changes in the regulations gu lations latious are purely tor for the purpose of trying to maintain and build up our supply ot of wild owl fowl agal against increasingly ts crea singly adverse com conditions tic and that once this is accomplished the regulations gu lations are subject to changes in it accordance with improved conditions the cooperation 0 of sportsmen is id greatly desired ai the success to b ba in restoring our lur wila tal 1 iv li the west will depend largely apoi the willingness ot of sportsmen to cooperate in the task |