Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1914 — Want Protection for Lions. [ARTICLE]

Want Protection for Lions.

The legislative council of British East Africa is expected to adopt a proposal at present before it for the protection of lions on crown lands. Up to the present game licenses which stipulate the iiusber and class of animals that may be* killed or captured have ignored lions, which have been regarded as vermin. Now, however, it Is proposed tq limit each holder of a big game shooting license to four lions. The other day a game ranger who la said to be familiar with all the conditions in British East Africa

expressed the opinion that the proposal would do very little, if carried into effect, to prevent the extermination of lions in certain parts of the protectorate. "They are being exterminated.” he said, “by the advance of civilization. Exterminated may not be the right word, for they are really being driven away. In my opinion, however.-, there will be no actual disappearance of the lion for a very long time to come, although, even when he is on the game license, there will be complete freedom to hunt and shoot on private land."