Chapter XV: Appendix: B

On the initiative of the Audubon Society the National Government, when I was President, began the work of creating and policing bird refuges by establishing the following refuges:

March 14, 1903. Pelican Island Reservation. Pelican Island in
Indian River, Florida.

October 4, 1904. Breton Island Reservation. Breton, Old Harbor, and
Free Mason Islands, Louisiana.

March 9, 1905. Stump Lake Reservation. Stump Lake in North Dakota.

October 10, 1905. Siskiwit Islands Reservation. Unsurveyed islands
of the Siskiwit group on the south side of Isle Royal in Lake
Superior, Michigan.

October 10, 1905. Huron Islands Reservation. Unsurveyed islands of
the Huron Islands group, Lake Superior, Michigan.

October 10, 1905. Passage Key Reservation. An island near the mouth
of Tampa Bay, Florida.

February 10, 1906. Indian Key Reservation. An island in Tampa Bay,
Florida.

August 8, 1907. Tern Islands Reservation. All the small islets
commonly called mud lumps in or near the mouths of the Mississippi
River, Louisiana.

August 17, 1907. Shell Keys Reservation. Unsurveyed islets in the
Gulf of Mexico about three and one-half miles south of Marsh
Island, Louisiana.

October 14, 1907. Three Arch Rocks Reservation. Unsurveyed islands
known as Three Arch Rocks in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of
Oregon.

October 23, 1907. Flattery Rocks Reservation. Islands lying off the
coast of Washington.

October 23, 1907. Copalis Rock Reservation. Islands lying off the
coast of the State of Washington in the Pacific Ocean.

October 23, 1907. Quillayute Needles Reservation. Islands lying off
the coast of Washington in the Pacific Ocean.

December 7, 1907. East Timbalier Island Reservation. Small, marshy
islands commonly known as East Timbalier Island in the Gulf of
Mexico, south of Louisiana.

February 24, 1908. Mosquito Inlet Reservation. Small mangrove and
salt-grass islets, shoals, sand-bars, and sand-spits in and near
the mouths of the Halifax and Hillsboro Rivers, Florida.

April 6, 1908. Tortugas Keys Reservation. Group known as Dry
Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Florida.

August 8, 1908. Key West Reservation. Keys and islands of the
Florida Keys group near Key West, Florida.

August 8, 1908. Klamath Lake Reservation. Islands situated in Lower
Klamath Lake and the marsh and swamp lands unsuitable for
agricultural purposes in townships thirty-nine, forty, and
forty-one south, Oregon, and in townships forty-seven and
forty-eight north, California.

August 18, 1908. Lake Malheur Reservation. Shore lines of Lakes
Malheur and Harney and the streams and waters connecting these
lakes, Oregon.

August 28, 1908. Chase Lake Reservation. Public lands about Chase
Lake, North Dakota.

September 15, 1908. Pine Island Reservation. Bird Island and Middle
Island in Pine Island Sound on the west coast of Florida.

September 26, 1908. Matlacha Pass Reservation. Three small islands
located in Matlacha Pass, west coast of Florida.

September 26, 1908. Palma Sola Reservation. Small, unsurveyed
island in Palma Bay, Florida.

October 23, 1908. Island Bay Reservation. Unsurveyed mangrove and
other islands in township forty-two south, west coast of Florida.

October 26, 1908. Loch-Katrine Reservation. Lands about reservoir
site in Oregon Basin, Wyoming.

January 26, 1909. Pelican Island Reservation. Enlarged to include
several other adjacent islands.

February 3, 1909. Hawaiian Islands Reservation. Islets and reefs
situated in the Pacific Ocean, near the western extension of the
Hawaiian archipelago.

February 25, 1909. Salt River Reservation. Parts of townships four
and five north, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona.

February 25, 1909. East Park Reservation. Parts of townships
seventeen and eighteen north in California.

February 25, 1909. Deer Flat Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships two and three, Boise Meridian, Idaho.

February 25, 1909. Willow Creek Reservation. Embracing part of
township twenty-one, Montana Meridian, Montana.

February 25, 1909. Carlsbad Reservation. Embracing two reservoir
sites along Pecos River in townships eighteen, nineteen, twenty,
and twenty-one south, New Mexico.

February 25, 1909. Rio Grande Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen
south, Principal Meridian, New Mexico.

February 25, 1909. Cold Springs Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships four and five north, Willamette Meridian, Oregon.

February 25, 1909. Belle Fourche Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships eight, nine, and ten north, Black Hills Meridian, South
Dakota.

February 25, 1909. Strawberry Valley Reservation. Embracing parts
of townships three and four south, Uinta Meridian, Utah.

February 25, 1909. Keechelus Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships twenty-one and twenty-two north, Willamette Meridian,
Washington.

February 25, 1909. Kachess Reservation. Embracing Kachess Lakes
reservoir site, Washington.

February 25, 1909. Clealum Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-two north, Willamette
Meridian, Washington.

February 25, 1909. Bumping Lake Reservation. Embracing the Bumping
Lake reservoir site, Washington.

February 25, 1909. Conconully Reservation. Embracing part of
township thirty-five north, Willamette Meridian, Washington.

February 25, 1909. Pathfinder Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, and
thirty north, Wyoming.

February 25, 1909. Shoshone Reservation. Embracing part of township
fifty-two north, Wyoming.

February 25, 1909. Minidoka Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships eight and nine south, Boise Meridian, Idaho.

February 27, 1909. Tuxedni Reservation. Embracing Chisik Island and
Egg Island entrance to Tuxedni Harbor in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

February 27, 1909. Saint Lazaria Reservation. Embracing the Island
of Saint Lazaria, entrance to Sitka Sound, Alaska.

February 27, 1909. Yukon Delta Reservation. Embracing all the
treeless tundra of the delta of the Yukon River west of longitude
one hundred and sixty-two degrees and twenty minutes west from
Greenwich and south of the Yukon River, Alaska.

February 27, 1909. Culebra Reservation. Embracing the islands of
the Culebra group, Porto Rico, excepting Culebra Island, which is a
naval and lighthouse reservation.

February 27, 1909. Farallon Reservation. Embracing the middle and
north Farallon Islands and other rocks northwest of the same,
located on the coast of California near San Francisco.

February 27, 1909. Behring Sea Reservation. Embracing Saint Matthew
Island, Hall Island, and Pinnacle Islet, approximately in latitude
sixty degrees and thirty minutes north, longitude one hundred and
seventy-two degrees and thirty minutes west, in Behring Sea,
Alaska.

February 27, 1909. Pribilof Reservation. Embracing Walrus Island
and Otter Island of the Pribilof group, in Behring Sea, Alaska.

March 2, 1909. Bogoslof Reservation. Embracing volcanic islands
commonly known as the Bogoslof group, approximately in latitude
fifty-three degrees and fifty-eight minutes north, longitude one
hundred and sixty-seven degrees and fifty-three minutes west from
Greenwich, Behring Sea, Alaska.

Since then these have been added:

April 11, 1911. Clear Lake Reservation. Embracing the Clear Lake
reservoir site, California. Modified by executive order of January
13, 1912, by eliminating, for administrative purposes, three
hundred and twenty acres surrounding the Reclamation dam.

January 11, 1912. Hazy Islands Reservation. Embracing Hazy Island
group, approximately in latitude fifty-five degrees and fifty-four
minutes north, longitude one hundred and thirty-four degrees and
thirty-six minutes west from Greenwich, Alaska.

January 11, 1912. Forrester Island Reservation. Embracing Forrester
Island and Wolf Rock, approximately in latitude fifty-four degrees
and forty-eight minutes north, longitude one hundred and
thirty-three degrees and thirty-two minutes west from Greenwich,
Alaska.

January 11, 1912. Niobrara Reservation. Embracing parts of
townships thirty-three and thirty-four north, ranges twenty-six and
twenty-seven west, Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, the same
being a part of the abandoned Fort Niobrara Military Reservation.
This reservation was enlarged by executive order of November 14,
1912, adding approximately nine hundred acres, which included the
building and old parade-grounds of the military reservation.

February 21, 1912. Green Bay Reservation. Embraces Hog Island at
the entrance to Green Bay, within township thirty-three north,
range thirty east, of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin.

December 7, 1912. Chamisso Island Reservation. Embraces Chamisso
Island and Puffin and other rocky islets in its vicinity,
approximately in latitude sixty-six degrees and thirteen minutes
north, longitude one hundred and sixty-one degrees and fifty-two
minutes west from Greenwich, at the eastern end of Kotzebue Sound,
Alaska.

December 17, 1912. Pishkin Reservation. Embraces Pishkin reservoir
site in townships twenty-two and twenty-three north, range seven
west, Montana Principal Meridian, Montana.

December 19, 1912. Desecheo Island Reservation. Embraces Desecheo
Island in Mona Passage, Porto Rico, but is subject to naval and
lighthouse purposes.

January 9, 1913. Gravel Island Reservation. Embraces Gravel Island
and Spider Island, approximately in latitude forty-five degrees and
fifteen minutes north, longitude eighty-six degrees and fifty-eight
minutes west from Greenwich, in Lake Michigan, Wisconsin.

March 3, 1913. Aleutian Islands Reservation. Embraces all of the
islands of the Aleutian chain, Alaska, including Unimak and Sannak
Islands on the east and Otter Island on the west, reserved for
preserve and breeding-ground for native birds, and in addition
thereto for the propagation of reindeer and fur-bearing animals and
encouragement and development of the fisheries.

April 21, 1913. Walker Lake Reservation. Embraces 9.68 acres of
land in section one, township fifteen north, range twelve east, and
five acres in township sixteen north, range twelve east, of the
Fifth Principal Meridian, Arkansas.

May 6, 1913. Petit Bois Island Reservation. Embraces all of the
public land upon Petit Bois Island located in the Gulf of Mexico
about ten miles off the coast of Alabama and Mississippi, in
townships nine and ten south, ranges three and four west of Saint
Stephens Meridian.

September 4, 1913. Anaho Island Reservation. Embraces Anaho Island
in Pyramid Lake, Nevada.

June 6, 1914. Smith Island Reservation. Embraces Smith and Minor
Islands, situated in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, about fourteen
miles north by west from Port Townsend, Washington.

January 20, 1915. Ediz Hook Reservation. Embraces an arm of land
extending into the Straits of Juan de Fuca, in township thirty-one
north, range six west of Willamette Meridian, Washington.

January 20, 1915. Dungeness Spit Reservation. Embraces an arm of
land extending into the Straits of Juan de Fuca, in township
thirty-one north, ranges three and four west of Willamette
Meridian, Washington.

By executive order of March 19, 1913, the protection of native
birds within the Panama Canal Zone was established, the
jurisdiction over same to lie with the Isthmian Canal Commission
and its successor, the governor of the Canal Zone, and on January
27, 1914, an amendatory executive order was issued prohibiting
night hunting, the use of spring-guns and traps, etc., with
additional penalties therefor.

LIFE-HISTORIES OF AFRICAN GAME ANIMALS

By

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

AND

EDMUND HELLER

With over 125 illustrations from drawings by Philip R. Goodwin and
from photographs, and with 40 faunal maps. Two volumes. Royal 8vo,
798 pp. Price $10.00 _net._

The "Life-Histories of African Game Animals" represents the first
attempt to deal with the giant animals of Africa substantially
along the lines of Dr. Hart Merriam's volume on the mammals of the
Adirondacks and of Mr. Thompson Seton's two volumes on the mammals
of Manitoba. It is the first attempt that has ever been made in the
field of productive scientific scholarship as regards the big
animals of any continent; and Africa is the continent which in
variety, numbers, and interest of the great game on the whole
surpasses even Asia and vastly surpasses any other continent. The
book is of interest to the professional scientist, to the
scientific layman, and to the intelligent sportsman.

No book of this kind could be written unless by a man who is not
only a trained scientist but an accomplished field-naturalist and
observer and a successful big-game hunter and wanderer in the
wilderness. In addition to all these qualifications the writer
should be a man of letters, able to write with interest of that
which he has seen. No single man combining these qualities and with
the necessary experience to deal with the big game of a continent
has yet appeared, and no book like the present one has ever been
written. There are plenty of compilations by closet naturalists
about the large animals of different regions, and a multitude of
books on hunting and travel; but in the present case two men have
joined to do what neither could have done separately, and the
result is a book which is a model of what should be done for all
other continents and also for the great West African forest and the
North African desert, neither of which is covered by the present
work.

The volume contains photographs of almost every species described;
maps showing the distribution of each species; photographs of the
distinctive vegetation; and also maps of the faunal areas and
life-zones of east equatorial Africa. There are also drawings to
illustrate the wild life as it could not be illustrated by
photographs.

The life-histories of game animals offer an almost virgin field for
investigation and study. The present treatise is a faithful account
of what Messrs. Roosevelt and Heller have themselves observed. It
is a fuller account than has ever before been submitted on the
subject. But the authors themselves emphatically state that its
greatest value must lie in its being treated primarily as a
suggestion of what is still open for discovery in the vast field
that treats not only of the physical traits but of the queer
psychology of mammals and of the way in which their life-habits are
modified by their surroundings. Big-game hunters who are more than
illiterate game-butchers, and faunal naturalists who realise that
outdoor work is at least as important to the scientist as work in
the laboratory, and all intelligent men who, without being
scientists, are interested in scientific matters as well as in the
most interesting, the hugest, and the most terrible of the beasts
of the chase will find in this book what cannot anywhere else be
found.

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS--New York

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Transcriber's note

Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Printer errors have been changed and are listed below. All other inconsistencies are as in the original.

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