. Game animals, birds, and fishes of British Columbia, Canada . latroiis).—^Nlore or less plentiful throughout the interior. THE CAT FAMILY. Cougar, Mountain-lion. Panther (Fclis concolor).—Extremelyplentiful on Vancouver Island and some parts of the mainland. Theyhave been killed as far north as 54 degrees, but are not numerousanywhere north of the main line. Lvnx {Lynx canadensis).—May be found anywhere on themainland, but most numerous in the northern interior. Wild-cat (Lynx faciatus).—Fairly common on the mainland inthe vicinity of the coast. A few are to be found in the interior,e
. Game animals, birds, and fishes of British Columbia, Canada . latroiis).—^Nlore or less plentiful throughout the interior. THE CAT FAMILY. Cougar, Mountain-lion. Panther (Fclis concolor).—Extremelyplentiful on Vancouver Island and some parts of the mainland. Theyhave been killed as far north as 54 degrees, but are not numerousanywhere north of the main line. Lvnx {Lynx canadensis).—May be found anywhere on themainland, but most numerous in the northern interior. Wild-cat (Lynx faciatus).—Fairly common on the mainland inthe vicinity of the coast. A few are to be found in the interior,even so far north as Yukon. FOXES. Black Fox, Silver-fox, Cross Fox (Julpcs dcciissata), CommonFox.—All the species of fox are confined to the northern common fox is very numerous. OTHER FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. Beaver (Castor fiber).—Found everywhere in the Province, bothon the and the islands. Are not allowed to be taken. ]\Iusk-rat (Fiber cibethicns).—Found almost everywhere, butmost numerous at the mouth of the Fraser 45 Sea-otter {Enhydris Iiitris).—\ery scarce. A few specimens aretaken nearly every year by the Ilaida Indians in Hecate Straits, andoccasionally one or two on the west coast of \ancouver Island andQueen Charlotte Sound. Land-otter (Lntra canadensis).—Found more or less everywhere,but only in a few places in the north can they be considered as plentiful. Racoon (Procyon lotor).—There are quantities of these animalsall along the coast and for some distance up the rivers. Marten (Mnstcia caurina).—Found on both the mainland and theislands. The best skins are obtained in the north. Marten {Pennants), commonly called Fisher.—Found in smallnumbers more or less all over the mainland. Mink {Llitrcola vison).—Most plentiful on the coast, but arefound more or less throughout the Province. Wolverine {Giido liiscns).—Principally confined to the mainland,but a few specimens are taken on Aancouver Island. Badger {Tanidca
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