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themselves. Grizzlies in western Oregon might 

 wander southward and even restock the four Na- 

 tional Parks of California, where there is now not a 

 grizzly. But this would require a cessation of the 

 shooting of grizzlies for a number of years. 



The population might be more quickly affected 

 by restocking. A few grizzlies could be trapped in 

 Yellowstone and set free in these other National 

 Parks. The problem of restocking unoccupied 

 areas would not be difficult if there could be for a 

 few years a general closed season. In restocking 

 these areas the zoos could not help. So far grizzlies 

 have not been successfully bred in confinement. 



The grizzly is an educational factor of enormous 

 potential value. An acquaintance with him will 

 give a lively interest in the whole world of nature, 

 in both natural history and the natural resources 

 of the earth. A knowledge of these will increase the 

 enjoyment and the usefulness of every one. 



In learning natural history the grizzly might 

 welllDe the first life studied. Interest in him could be 

 used to arouse interest in all life. In the very be- 

 ginnings of interest in any living thing there is a 

 desire for information concerning its food. Soil, 

 directly or indirectly, produces the entire food- 



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