Show U S conducts campa campaign ca M to preserve wild game safety areas in country are being enlarged washington the government is spending millions of dollars to protect and propagate big game which 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 h have ave been passed for the protection of the relatively small number of big game left this campaign to prevent the extinction of big game from the united states was begun on a large larg e scale only a few years ago already it has more than doubled the number er 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 work other species of birds find sanctuary elk refuge e in wyoming t 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 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 buffal 0 elk 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 for elk deer mountain s sheep heep beaver b blue 1 u e grouse and wild ducks |