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Title: The Audubon annual bulletin
Identifier: audubonannualb191623illi (find matches)
Year: 1938 (1930s)
Authors: Illinois Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds; Birds
Publisher: (Chicago, Ill. ) : The Society
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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32 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN Boy Scouts as Conservationists The rapid growth of the boy scout movement in the State of Illinois is worth considering in its relation to the conservation of wild life. Almost any intelligent boy is easily persuaded as to right and wrong of the destruction of life, and can be enlisted with very little effort as a guardian instead of a destroyer. That is what the teachings of the leaders in this movement seem to accomplish. In the sixth annual report of the boy scouts of America, a comparative statement is given of merit badges issued. The interest in bird study is shown by the following figures: Badges given for bird study: 1911, 0; 1912, 2; 1913, 4; 1914, 36; 1915, 162. In another part of the report is a picture of two hundred or more bird houses, under the heading, "Scouts become Practical Wild Life Pro- tectors." The last edition of "The Scouts' Hand-book for Boys," devotes eight pages to bird identification, protection, photography, and the feeding of wild birds, written by a member of The National Association of Audubon Societies. To this is also added a strong plea for bird protec- tion, by W. T. Hornady, the famous naturalist. The boy scout movement is receiving the substantial support of thinking .men and in Chicago and its environs, there are more than five thousand scouts. The membership in the state is about fourteen thousand, and is increasing rapidly. Each of these bright, intelligent boys has an influence over other boys which should result in a wide-spread interest in bird protection.
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