Fishery Circular
Marine B Ul fa K-i A R S NOV 81965 WOODS HOLE, MASS. Wildlife Research Problems Programs Progress UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BUREAU OF SPORT FI^HKRIES AND WILDLIFE Circular 220 ri<w The Department of the Interior, created in 1849, is a Department of Conservation, concerned with management, conservation, and development of the Nation's water, wildlife, fish, mineral, forest, and park and recrea- tional resources. It has major responsibilities also for Indian eind Terri- torial affairs. As America's principal conservation agency, the Department works to assure that nonrenewable resources are developed and used wisely, that park and recreational resources are conserved for the future, and that renewable resources make their full contribution to the progress, prosperity, and security of the United States, now and in the future. Front cover photo by C. Eugene Knoder Aleutian Canada Geese from Buldir Island held in captivity on the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado Vignettes by Alfred J. Godin Back cover photos Top, Wayne W. Sandfort Bottom, Lee E. Yeager WILDLIFE RESEARCH PROBLEMS PROGRAMS PROGRESS 1964 Activities in the Division of Wildlife Research of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for the Calendar Year 1964 "Our renewable resources nill be renewed only if we understand their requirements and plan it that way." DuRWARD L. Allen W'iUIlife Legacy, p. 526 Circular 220 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Stewart L. Udall, Secretary Stanley A. Cain, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Clarence F. Pautzke, Commissioner BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE John S.
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