July 20, 1932 
 
 
                      A PROPOSED STUDY 07 THE SAGUHI 
 
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        1. Barring the turkey and the pronghorn, the sagehen is one of 
 
the most distinctive American game species. 
 
        2. Barring certain rare waterfowl, no other species is in equal 
 
danger of being reduced beyond the point of ready recovery. 
 
        3 Except for the self-evident need for curtailing shooting, less

 
is known about how to conserve sagehens than any other species of game. 
 
The species has been labelled, but never studied in any particular of 
 
its life history. Research is needed. 
        4. Not being a migratory bird, the states must take first respon-

 
sibility for saving the sagehen, but there are thirteen states involved.

 
Thirteen researches are impossible, but one coordinated joint effort is 
 
possible and necessary. 
 
        5. Some national organization should attempt to organize such 
 
a study as a contribution to both conservation and science. 
 
 
St        The map shows the original range and the larger blocks of known

 
present range. Such radical shrinkage in range is alone grounds for 
 
apprehension. 
 
         The states allowing an open season are indicated by hatching. 
 
 
Need of Research. The need for research is even more pressing in this 
 
species than in other game birds by reason of the following circumstances:

 
        1. The sagehen is probably cyclic, but no one is sure. Parker 
 
has just found tularemia in sagehens. Until we know what class of population