The national parks portfolio . Photograph by (/. Swanson Deer Make Unexpected Silhouettes at Frequent Intervals GREATEST ANIMAL REFUGE ilHE Yellowstone National Park is by far the largest and most suc- Tcessful wild-animal preserve in the world. Since it was estab-lished in 1872 hunting has been strictly prohibited, and elk, beari| deer of several kinds, antelope, bison, moose, and bighorn mountainsheep roam the valleys and mountains in large numbers. Thirty thousand elk,for instance, live in the park. Antelope, nearly extinct elsewhere, here animals have long since ceased to fear
The national parks portfolio . Photograph by (/. Swanson Deer Make Unexpected Silhouettes at Frequent Intervals GREATEST ANIMAL REFUGE ilHE Yellowstone National Park is by far the largest and most suc- Tcessful wild-animal preserve in the world. Since it was estab-lished in 1872 hunting has been strictly prohibited, and elk, beari| deer of several kinds, antelope, bison, moose, and bighorn mountainsheep roam the valleys and mountains in large numbers. Thirty thousand elk,for instance, live in the park. Antelope, nearly extinct elsewhere, here animals have long since ceased to fear man as wild animals do every-where except in our national parks. While few tourists see them who followthe beaten roads in the everlasting sequence of stages, those who linger in theglorious wilderness see them in an abundance that fairly Photograph by S. N. Leek In Winter When the Snows Are Deep Park Rangers Leave Hay in Convenient Spots
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