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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 for 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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