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     The fly in the ointment is that unless these predators are placed 
within sanctuaries from which they cannot escape they very quickly 
create a problem within the areas adjacent to the sanctuaries. I doubt, 
therefore, that such areas as Mt. McKinley, the Yellowstone National 
Park, or the wilderness area in Idaho can be considered as suitable 
sanctuaries. Naturally efforts to control such species as coyote, 
cougar and bear will be so much less intensive in such places as Yellow-

stone Park or the Idaho wilderness area that they will not be molested 
sufficiently to greatly detract from natural conditions. About the 
only opportunity I see, therefore, for the maintenance of inviolate 
sanctuaries will be the selection of islands too remote from the main- 
land for natural communication of the species. 
 
 
                                  #8 
     If we keep on killing everything which is in any way harmful to 
man or his interests, I am afraid there won't be anything left but man 
after a while. Why preserve only the worst animal in the bunch? 
 
     I am suggesting for your consideration, without knowing a great 
deal about the situation, the use of Kadiak Island in Alaska as a 
reserve for Kadiak bears, and perhaps for Other similar large animals. 
The Kadiak bear is a pretty rough customer, and will be exterminated 
if he isn't protected. I have been through Yellowstone a number of timeE

and the situation there doesn't impress me as a good one for the preser-

vation of wild animals. There are too many people around, and where 
that is the case money enters into it too much. The animals would be 
preserved only as long as they don't interfere with the influx of money.

The granting of concessions in these parks to finance companies is one 
of the disgraces of the government, in my opinion. In one of the parks 
in northern Arizona -- I -m not sure whether it is the Grand Canyon 
Park or not -- there was a good deal said some years agodbout an excess 
of deer. I am wondering whether that wouldn't be a natural sanctuary 
for carnivora who live largely upon deer. 
 
     I think these sanctuaries should be established fairly rapidly in 
regions too wild for cultivation before they are too widely seized by 
private capital. Otherwise, the difficulties rapidly increasing, it 
will be impossible in many cases to establish them. 
 
 
                                  #9 
     I was in sympathy with the society of mammalogists' attempt to 
curtail the biological survey campaign against them. 
 
     I think that What we ought to have is a number of sanctuaries, 
these to be located in various portions of North America in order that 
we may preserve all the species of carnivorous mammals. I think the 
location of these sanctuaries should be considered very carefully, and 
that it should be dealt with from the point of view of national policy 
rather than local, state, or sectional demands. I can see no reason 
why the biological survey or conservation agencies of the government 
should not deal with these matters. We have proceeded along the laissez 
faire method in handling our wild life long enough, and should now deal 
with these matters as a whole, after they have been carefully considered

by various agencies or groups prepared to express an opinion in the 
matter. 
 
     I hope that the preservation committee will do somethaing for the 
Curlew and the White Pelican. Both of these species should be given 
protection immediately. Especially should the White Pelican be placed