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Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation

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By William T. Hornaday
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Aimed at sounding an urgent alarm about widespread wildlife loss, the author documents the rapid decline and near-extermination of many regional birds, mammals, and fishes, blaming unregulated shooting, commercial plume and fur trades, habitat destruction, and inadequate laws. He supports these claims with statistics, case studies, maps, and photographs that highlight failures of existing protections and the influence of hunting interests on legislation. The work combines vivid accounts of depletion with practical prescriptions—stronger statutes, reserves and wardens, enforcement, and public education—framed as civic duties to preserve remaining wild life for future generations.



  1. Hagenbeck, Carl, 126
    1. agent for, 372
  2. Hale & Sons, 121
  3. Halifax, Curator of Museum at, 52
  4. Hankow, cold storage plant in, 200
  5. Harrison, George L., experience of, 190
  6. Hartebeest in Cape Colony, 185
  7. Hathaway, Harry S., 45, 50
  8. Hawaiian Islands Reservation (Laysan), 142
  9. Hawk,
    1. Cooper's, 80, 225
    2. sharp-shinned, 81
    3. pigeon, 80
    4. duck, 80
    5. red-shouldered, 225
    6. red-tailed, 25
  10. Hawk law of Pennsylvania, 223
  11. Hawks,
    1. being exterminated, 119
    2. general status of, 223
  12. Hay, loss on, 210, 212
  13. Heath hen, 8, 48
    1. present status of, 24
  14. Henshaw, Henry W., pamphlet by, 216
  15. Herald, New York, 263
  16. Heron,
    1. colonies under protection, 28
    2. plumage sold in London, 121, 126
  17. Hessian fly, 210
  18. Hippopotami for the South, 242
  19. Himalayan birds being exterminated, 196
  20. Hodge, C.F., 14
  21. Hog-and-corn area of extermination, 281
  22. Holman. Ralph, 253
  23. Hooper, Franklin W., 390
  24. Hopkins, A.D., 211
  25. Hornaday, W.T.,
    1. bison census, 180
    2. code of ethics written by, 384
  26. Horse, bicolored wild, 192
  27. Hough, Emerson, gloomy views of, 206
  28. Howard, F.M., 221
  29. Howard, James, 43, 48
  30. Huffman, L.A., 49, 348
  31. Hume, A.O., 197
  32. Hummingbirds,
    1. being exterminated, 120
    2. skins sold in London, 116, 121, 124
  33. Humphrey, J.J., 150
  34. Humphrey, William E., 340
  35. Hungarian partridge, 327
  36. Hungarians, song birds killed by, 102
  37. Hunt, Arthur E., text book by, 376
  38. Hunter, W.D., 210
  39. Hunting licenses in all states, 59
  40. Hurd, Lyman E., 253


  1. Ibis being exterminated, 118, 119
  2. Ibis, Scarlet, 18, 20
  3. Idaho, 43, 47, 59, 106, 165
    1. grizzlies, 178
    2. new laws needed in, 278
    3. slaughter of starving elk in, 90
    4. state game preserve, 349
  4. Illinois, 43, 47, 59, 106
    1. new laws needed in, 279
  5. Impeyan pheasant not bred in captivity, 198
  6. In-and-in breeding in wild animals, 328
  7. Independent, New York, 263
  8. Index-Appeal, Pittsburgh, 263
  9. India, sasin antelope in, 82
  10. Indiana, 43, 47, 59
    1. new laws needed in, 280
  11. Indianapolis assists in exterminating bird-of-paradise, 280
  12. Indians,
    1. and game of Alaska, 269
    2. as game exterminators, 46
    3. rights of, in game, 384
    4. unjustifiable license given to, 176
  13. Insect ravages in New South Wales, 233
  14. Insectivorous birds killed for food in Minnesota, 49
  15. Insects,
    1. eaten by quail, 220
    2. eaten by shore-birds, 229-233
    3. losses by, 208, 212
  16. In the Open magazine, 263
  17. Introduced pests, 330
    1. English sparrow, 334
    2. fox in Australia, 332
    3. gypsy moth, 330
    4. mongoose, 332
    5. pheasants, 325
    6. rabbits in Australia and New Zealand, 331
  18. Iowa, 43, 47, 59
    1. new laws needed in, 280
    2. deer in, 171
  19. Iroquois Theatre fire, lesson of the, 280
  20. Italian peninsula a migration route, 94
  21. Italian population,
    1. in Minnesota, 94
    2. must be educated, 103
  22. Italians,
    1. slaughter of song birds by, 94, 102
    2. song birds caught alive by, 97
    3. song birds sold as food by, 98
    4. vulture, eaten by, 101


  1. Jabiru, 123
  2. Jackson Hole, starving elk of, 320, 337
  3. Jacobs, Captain of the Thetis, 139
  4. Jacobs, J. Warren, 217
  5. Japanese poachers on Laysan Island, 139
  6. Jasper Park, 352, 353
  7. Jones, C.J. ("Buffalo"), 78, 314
    1. captures nine pumas, 343
  8. Jordan, Arthur, 182
  9. Journal, Minneapolis, 263
  10. Judd, Sylvester, 220


  1. Kadiak Island, bear slaughter proposed on, 269
  2. Kaegebehn, Ferdinand, 35
  3. Kaibab Plateau, catalo herd on, 343
  4. Kalbfus, Joseph, 254, 326, 346
    1. portrait of, 255
  5. Kamchatka, 193
  6. Kangaroo skins, 194
  7. Kansas, 43, 48, 59
    1. new laws needed in, 281
    2. University of, 389
  8. Kansas City gunners, 61
  9. Kashmir, game protection in, 190
  10. Keller, H.W., 47
  11. Kelly, A.F., 332
  12. Kennard, Frederic H., 340
  13. Kentucky, 43, 106
    1. new laws needed in, 282
    2. robbed of game for Pittsburgh, 67
  14. Keuka Lake, ducks in distress on, 93
  15. Kildeer Plover, 228, 229, 230
    1. portrait 255portrait of, 230
  16. Killing men by "mistake", 260
  17. Kingfisher, Belted, 113
  18. Kite, White-Tailed, 12-23
  19. Klamath Lakes of Oregon, 64
  20. Kleinschmidt, Frank E., 46, 269
  21. Kudu in Cape Colny, 185


  1. Laborers as game-killers, 71
  2. Labrador, 157, 355
  3. Lacey, John F., 247
  4. Laglaize, Leon, 126, 127, 128, 129
  5. Lampson & Co., C.M., 193
  6. Lark, meadow, eaten as game, 106, 222
  7. Laurentides Park, 354
  8. Law,
    1. making close seasons by petition, 90
    2. of Nature, an inexorable, 63
    3. prohibiting firearms to aliens, 103
    4. proposed for animal nuisances, 235
    5. proposed for Sunday gun, 153
  9. Lawmakers, work with, 262
  10. Lawrence, S.C., 331
  11. Laws,
    1. absolutely necessary to wild life, 245
    2. how to secure new, 387
    3. new, needed, 265
  12. Lawyer, George A., 290
  13. Laysan Island, bird tragedy on, 137
  14. League of American Sportsmen, 102, 152
  15. Leek, S.N., 51, 320, 337
    1. elk photographs by, 167
  16. Lemon, Frank E., 136
  17. Le Souef, W.H.D., 332
  18. Lewis and Clark Club, 152, 383
  19. Lewis & Peet., 121, 124, 126
  20. Licenses, hunting, in all states, 59
  21. "Life Histories of Northern Animals", 374
  22. Lincoln, Robert Page, 49
  23. Lion, map of disappearance of the, 183
  24. Lobbying a duty, 250
  25. Locusts eaten by shore-birds, 230
  26. Lodge, Senator Henry Cabot, 338
  27. London Chamber of Commerce, 122, 127, 136
  28. London feather trade, 115, 117
  29. Lord, William R., 253
  30. Loring, J. Alden, wild birds tamed by, 314
  31. Louisiana, 43, 48, 59, 105, 106, 108
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. game in, 4
    3. new laws needed in, 282
    4. state game preserve, 361
    5. state wild-fowl refuge, 349
  32. Lumpy-jaw in antelope and sheep, 83
  33. Lydekker, Richard, on rabbits, 331
  34. Lynxes destroyed, 79
  35. Lyre bird being exterminated, 118, 125


  1. MacDougal, Dr. D.T., 46
  2. McAtee, W.L.
    1. on enemies of codling moth, 215
    2. on "Our Vanishing Shore-Birds", 228-233
  3. McBride, scout, counts game in Yellowstone Park, 336
  4. McIlhenny, Edward A., 5, 255, 349, 395
    1. on egret preserve, 26
    2. on Louisiana birds, 48
    3. robin slaughter mentioned by, 108
    4. testimony from, on shed plumes, 129
  5. McLean, Marshall, on codification of New York game laws, 290
  6. McLean, Senator George P., 275
    1. bill for migratory birds, 267, 306
  7. Macaw,
    1. Gosse's, 16
    2. Guadeloupe, 16
  8. Mackay, G.H., 14
  9. Mail and Express, New York, 263
  10. Maine, 43, 45, 59, 157
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. new laws needed in, 283
    3. protects wood-duck, 28
  11. Malayana, wild life in, 192
  12. Mammals, wholly or nearly extinct, 34
  13. Manitoba, 45, 52
    1. game reserves of, 354
  14. Map,
    1. of game preserves in Africa, 366
    2. of National game preserves, 336
    3. of states prohibiting sale of game, 307
    4. of wilderness area of North America, 156
    5. used in campaign for Bayne law, 309
  15. Market-gunners, 63, 64, 65
  16. Marlatt, C.L., on losses by insects, 207, 212
  17. Marlin Fire-Arms Co., 144, 146
  18. Marsh Island,
    1. a market-gunner on, 64
    2. map of, 361
  19. Martin, A.P., 214
  20. Martin, Purple, 217
    1. shot for food, 219
    2. disappearing, 48
  21. Maryland, 43, 48, 105, 106
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. new laws needed in, 284
  22. Mashonaland, 186
  23. Massachusetts, 43, 48, 59, 115, 253
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. excellent laws of, 284
    3. Fish and Game Protective Association, 385
    4. Game Commission, 253
    5. protects wood-duck, 28
    6. State Board of Agriculture, 75
  24. Megantic Club, 360
  25. Meloy, Andrew D., 388
  26. Merkel, Hermann W., 227
  27. Mershon, W.B., 11, 49
  28. Mesa Verde National Park, 344
  29. Mexico, 169
    1. elephant seals of, 41
    2. Sierre Madre of, 157
  30. Meyer, A.H., 129
  31. Mice and rats destroyed by owls, 224
  32. Michigan, 43, 49, 59, 157
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. good laws of, 285
  33. Migratory birds, federal protection demanded for, 266
  34. Miles, George W., Indiana Game Commissioner, 47
  35. Miller, Frank M., on wood-duck, 48
  36. Miller, H.N., 49
  37. Milliners' Association, American, 307
  38. Millinery, bird extermination for, 115
  39. Miners as game destroyers in Wyoming, 51
  40. Minnesota, 43, 49, 106, 157
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. National Game Preserve in, 341
    3. new laws needed in, 285
  41. Mississippi, 43, 105, 106, 165
    1. deer killed in, 172
    2. new laws needed in, 286
  42. Missouri, 44, 49, 59, 106
    1. new laws needed in, 286
  43. Mitchell, Consul Mason, and the takin, 191
  44. Mitchell, W.I., 317
  45. Monachus tropicalis almost extinct, 39
  46. Monal pheasant skins, 197
  47. Money, need for, 257, 393, 394, 397
  48. Mongoose pest in various islands, 332
  49. Montana, 44, 49, 59, 158
    1. grizzlies of, 178
    2. National Bison Range, 180
    3. National monuments of, 344
    4. new laws needed in, 287
    5. state game preserves, 348, 349
  50. Monuments, National, full list of, 344
  51. Moody, C.S., 43, 47
  52. Moore, John D., 290
  53. Moose,
    1. in Alaska, 176
    2. increasing in New Brunswick, 52, 175
    3. in Glacier Park, 340
    4. in the United States, 175
    5. season in Wyoming, 51
  54. Mosquitoes eaten by quail, 221
  55. Moth,
    1. codling, 210, 214
    2. gypsy, 211
  56. Mt. Olympus National Monument, 340
  57. Mulberry, Russian, as food-tree for birds, 379
  58. Murder of wild animals, 34
  59. Museum,
    1. American, 388
    2. Carnegie, 391
    3. Field, 391
    4. Milwaukee Public, 389
    5. of Comparative Zoology, 390
    6. United States National, 390
  60. Musk-Ox, previous slaughter of, 176