BOUNTY ON BALD EAGLE
Bounty on Bald Eagle THE bounty placed upon the Alaskan B«ld Kagle. some time ago, has caused considerable agitation, from time to time, on the part of those who feared the ultimate result might be...
...However, these birds can never be wiped out, because there are too many of them in the vast stretches of Alaskan territory on which man seldom if ever sets foot...
...Their destruction, therefore, certainly helps wild life in the struggle for existence and it is arguable that they might just as well be killed off entirely...
...Between 1922 and 1925 one airplane pilot was killed for every 789,110 miles "flown by the air mail service...
...Six times as many were killed during the preceding three years...
...Recently, the United States Bureau of Biological Survey has collected data on the subject, the result of which is a statement ridiculing the possibility of extinction...
...some time ago, has caused considerable agitation, from time to time, on the part of those who feared the ultimate result might be the extinction of this particular member of a mighty family...
...The bounty is not high enough to encourage hunters to make a regular quest for Bald Eagles and, as long as those in the interior go unscathed, they can never become extinct...
...Only a few are killed, these near the coast...
...The crater of Mount Vesuvius once was the hiding place of escaped slaves, brigands and outlaws, but that was before the eruption that destroyed Pompeii...
...A London magistrate has decreed that a father has the absolute right to decide what schools they shall go to, and what religion they shall adopt...
...The report points out that Bald Eagles undoubtedly do a great deal of damage to wild life, Salmon, birds of all sorts—including ducks—and even the young of animals are common prey of this viking of the air...
Vol. 19 • May 1927 • No. 5
