Our Vanishing Wild Life
William T. Hornaday
45 chapters · 18 h 42 min · English
Read by Laura Caldwell, Carl Manchester, J. M. Smallheer, Sarah Jennings, Roger Melin, Kelly Dougherty and others
Nature · Life Sciences
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We are weary of witnessing the greed, selfishness and cruelty of "civilized" man toward the wild creatures of the earth. We are sick of tales of slaughter and pictures of carnage. It is time for a sweeping Reformation; and that is precisely what we now demand. -William Temple Hornaday
Chapters
1 Foreword and Preface 13 min 2 Former Abundance Of Wild Life 17 min 3 Extinct Species Of North American Birds 26 min 4 The Next Candidates For Oblivion 40 min 5 Extinct And Nearly Extinct Species Of Mammals 17 min 6 The Extermination Of Species, State By State 48 min 7 The Regular Army Of Destruction 24 min 8 The Guerrillas Of Destruction 27 min 9 The Unseen Foes Of Wild Life 27 min 10 Destruction Of Wild Life By Diseases 20 min 11 Destruction Of Wild Life By The Elements 24 min 12 Slaughter Of Song-Birds By Italians 40 min 13 Destruction Of Song-Birds By Southern Negroes And Poor Whites 27 min 14 Extermination Of Birds For Women's Hats 51 min 15 The Bird Tragedy On Laysan Island 11 min 16 Unfair Firearms And Shooting Ethics 39 min 17 The Present And Future Of North American Big Game, I 40 min 18 The Present And Future Of North American Big Game, II 29 min 19 The Present And Future Of African Game 20 min 20 The Present And Future Of Game In Asia 16 min 21 Destruction Of Birds In The Far East. By C. William Beebe 21 min 22 The Savage View-point Of The Gunner 16 min 23 Our Annual Losses By Insects 11 min 24 The Economic Value Of Birds 53 min 25 Game And Agriculture: Deer As A Food Supply 24 min 26 Law And Sentiment As Factors In Preservation 8 min 27 The Army Of The Defense 25 min 28 How To Make A New Game Law 22 min 29 New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call Of The States, I 31 min 30 New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call Of The States, II 28 min 31 New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call Of The States, III 26 min 32 New Laws Needed: A Roll-Call Of The States, IV 36 min 33 Need For A Federal Migratory Bird Law, No-Sale-Of-Game Law, And Others 26 min 34 Bringing Back The Vanished Birds And Game 24 min 35 Introduced Species That Have Been Beneficial 19 min 36 Introduced Species That Have Become Pests 15 min 37 National And State Game Preserves And Bird Refuges 41 min 38 Game Preserves And Game Laws In Canada 24 min 39 Private Game Preserves 17 min 40 British Game Preserves In Africa 14 min 41 Breeding Game And Fur In Captivity 21 min 42 Teaching Wild-Life Protection To The Young 15 min 43 Ethics Of Sportsmanship 14 min 44 The Duty Of American Zoologists To American Wild Life 22 min 45 The Greatest Need Of The Cause; And The Duty Of The Hour 16 min
