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verene is now seldom, if ever, reported from 
the country south of the Park, and must be 
considered one of the rarest of animals within 
its borders. Its predatory nature renders it 
a most undesirable animal near settlements, 
but this is no good reason why it should not be 
protected in the mountains. It is a stealthy, 
cautious animal, moving about without the 
least noise. I have seen but four, and these 
on meadow-lands underlaid by a deep soil. As 
they are supposed to live largely on rodents, 
they were doubtless seeking food among the 
burrowing animals. Although they are re- 
garded as great robbers, in the hundreds of 
camps I have pitched within the Park my at- 
tention has never been called to the tracks of 
a prowling wolverene. 
The numerous broad, flat valleys, cut into 
the plateaus and mountains, are singularly 
well fitted’ tor the home of beaver. ~The 
meadows filling these valleys, the clear 
streams flowing through them, and the se- 
clusion which they offer, are exceptional in- 
ducements and are all necessary requirements 
for their haunts. With the growth of popula- 
tion it is probable that a very considerable 
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