# Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation Author: Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937 Genre: Animal Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13249 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Our+Vanishing+Wild+Life%3A+Its+Extermination+and+Preservation+Hornaday&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Chapter I. FORMER ABUNDANCE OF WILD LIFE II. EXTINCT SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS III. THE NEXT CANDIDATES FOR OBLIVION IV. EXTINCT AND NEARLY EXTINCT SPECIES OF MAMMALS V. THE EXTERMINATION OF SPECIES, STATE BY STATE VI. THE REGULAR ARMY OF DESTRUCTION VII. THE GUERRILLAS OF DESTRUCTION VIII. THE UNSEEN FOES OF WILD LIFE IX. DESTRUCTION OF WILD LIFE BY DISEASES X. DESTRUCTION OF WILD LIFE BY THE ELEMENTS XI. SLAUGHTER OF SONG-BIRDS BY ITALIANS XII. DESTRUCTION OF SONG-BIRDS BY SOUTHERN NEGROES AND POOR WHITES XIII. EXTERMINATION OF BIRDS FOR WOMEN'S HATS XIV. THE BIRD TRAGEDY ON LAYSAN ISLAND XV. UNFAIR FIREARMS AND SHOOTING ETHICS XVI. THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICAN BIG GAM... ## Chapters - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/48/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/46/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/our-vanishing-wild-life-its-extermination-and-preservation-13249/chapters/30/index.md)