CHAPTER IV 



WILD LIFE OF THE FOREST 



The forests of our country are the home and 

 breeding grounds of hundreds of millions of birds 

 and game animals, which the forests provide with 

 food and shelter. If we had no forests, many 

 of these birds and animals would soon disappear. 

 The acorns and other nuts that the squirrels live 

 upon are examples of the food that the forest 

 provides for its residents. 



In the clear, cold streams of the forests there 

 are many different kinds of fish. If the forests 

 were destroyed by cutting or fire many of the 

 brooks and rivers would either dry up or the 

 water would become so low that thousands of fish 

 would die. 



The most abundant game animals of forest 

 regions are deer, elk, antelope and moose. Part- 

 ridge, grouse, quail, wild turkeys and other game 

 birds are plentiful in some regions. The best 

 known of all the inhabitants of the woods are the 

 squirrels. The presence of these many birds and 

 animals adds greatly to the attractiveness of 

 the forest. 



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