Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Part I. Extermination
Chapter 1. Former Abundance of Wild Life
Chapter 2. Extinct Species of North American Birds
Chapter 3. The Next Candidates for Oblivion
Chapter 4. Extinct and Nearly Extinct Species of Mammals
Chapter 5. The Extermination of Species, State by State
Chapter 6. The Regular Army of Destruction
Chapter 7. The Guerrillas of Destruction
Chapter 8. The Unseen Foes of Wild Life
Chapter 9. Destruction of Wild Life by Diseases
Chapter 10. Destruction of Wild Life by the Elements
Chapter 11. Slaughter of Song-Birds by Italians
Chapter 12. Destruction of Song-Birds by Southern Negroes and Poor Whites
Chapter 13. Extermination of Birds for Women’s Hats
Chapter 14. The Bird Tragedy on Laysan Island
Chapter 15. Unfair Firearms and Shooting Ethics
Chapter 16. The Present and Future of North American Big Game—I
Chapter 17. The Present and Future of North American Big Game—II
Chapter 18. The Present and Future of African Game
Chapter 19. The Present and Future of Game in Asia
Chapter 20. Destruction of Birds in the Far East. By C. William Beebe
Chapter 21. The Savage Viewpoint of the Gunner
Part II. Preservation
Chapter 22. Our Annual Losses by Insects
Chapter 23. The Economic Value of Birds
Chapter 24. Game and Agriculture: Deer as a Food Supply
Chapter 25. Law and Sentiment as Factors In Preservation
Chapter 26. The Army of the Defense
Chapter 27. How to Make A New Game Law
Chapter 28. New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call of the States—I
Chapter 29. New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call of the States—II
Chapter 30. New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call of the States—III
Chapter 31. New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call of the States—IV
Chapter 32. Need for a Federal Migratory Bird Law, No-Sale-of-Game Law, and Others
Chapter 33. Bringing Back the Vanished Birds and Game
Chapter 34. Introduced Species That Have Been Beneficial
Chapter 35. Introduced Species That Have Become Pests
Chapter 36. National and State Game Preserves and Bird Refuges
Chapter 37. Game Preserves and Game Laws in Canada
Chapter 38. Private Game Preserves
Chapter 39. British Game Preserves in Africa
Chapter 40. Breeding Game and Fur in Captivity
Chapter 41. Teaching Wild-Life Protection to the Young
Chapter 42. Ethics of Sportsmanship
Chapter 43. The Duty of American Zoologists to American Wild Life
Chapter 44. The Greatest Need of the Cause; and the Duty of the Hour
Index
