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one locality only, the Yellowstone National Park and the 

 country immediately surrounding it, where about 47,000 Elk 

 find a safe retreat. 



Every winter the Elk herds of the Yellowstone Park 

 migrate southward to feed in the sheltered valleys of Jack- 

 son Hole. During these migrations, which usually are made 

 through deep snow, Mr. S. N. Leek and others have made 

 many fine photographs of the herds. One of Mr. Leek's 

 striking pictures is reproduced herewith. 



In 1912 the number of Elk living in North America was 

 about 54,850, distributed as follows: 



Yellowstone Park and its environs 47,000 



Idaho (permanently) 600 



Washington (Olympic Mts.) 1,200 



Oregon 500 



California 400 



New York (Adirondacks) 400 



Minnesota 50 



Vancouver Island 2,000 



British Columbia (S. E.) 200 



Alberta 1,000 



Saskatchewan 500 



In various parks and zoological gardens 1,000 



It is probable that within a few years the Elk will disap- 

 pear from all localities wherein it is not rigidly protected. 

 Some Americans who go hunting — I will not call them sports- 

 men — are so greedy, so lawless, and so wasteful of animal life, 

 that we frequently hear accounts of Elk slaughter which are 

 enough to disgust all decent men. 



Fortunately Elk are easily bred in confinement, and dur- 

 ing the last twenty years many good herds have been estab- 



