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While by no means as numerous as elk, deer 

 are found in sufficient numbers to allay all 

 anxiety as to their permanence under the 

 new conditions now surrounding the Park. 



Antelope, graceful and swift-footed crea- 

 tures, restrict their range to the open country, 

 with habits nearly identical to those devel- 

 oped on the plain. They are by no means 

 numerous, and were so much shot at before 

 protection was afforded that they nearly be- 

 came extinct. But in the last few years they 

 have steadily increased in numbers, and ex- 

 perience seems to have taught them that 

 safety lies within the protected region, rather 

 than in seeking in winter the lowlands out- 

 side its borders. Swan Valley and the slopes 

 of Mount Everts apparently satisfy their re- 

 quirements. In summer small bands roam 

 over Hayden Valley, but so far as I know 

 have not increased in size. 



The advantages of this region as a game 

 reservation are again shown in its meeting 

 the requirements of the bighorn, or mountain 

 sheep {Ovis canadensis), an animal of quite 

 different habits, which lives almost wholly 



among the crags and cliffs of the steepest 



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