Wildlife in the United States 



17 



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 I60 



1922 



/92J 



/92<- 



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 /92S 



/926 





/927 



f928 



/929 



/930 



/93/ 



r932 



k 10 



1933 



/60 



/4-0 



Qrtginot Estimates Corrected by More 

 Complete Data for R-a , 1923. 1925, 

 1926 and R-9 , 1929 



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8.084^ 

 115,197- 



FIGURE I- INCREASES AND DECREASES IN BIG-GAME ON THE NATIONAL FORESTS 1921-33 



Increasing OjJjiort unity fur Wildlife Observation: With 

 increasing intensity of wildlife management on the na- 

 tional forests, much greater ojiiiortuiiities will also be 

 created for natm-e study and wildlife observation. A 

 large proportion of the millions of annual visitors are 

 primarily concerned with getting back to nature for a 

 short period. A chance to see — and perhajis photo- 

 graph — a feeding deer, a band of elk, a drumming 

 grouse, or a beaver at work adds zest to the adventure 

 and greath' increases the satisfaction derived from the 

 trip. 



Wildlife and Other Land Uses 



Interrelation: Wildlife is directly concerned with 

 practically all other forest-land uses. The full pos- 

 sibilities of such cot)rdination, while apparently great, 

 can be determined onh- by a most careful study of the 

 biological relationships between the flora and fauna of 

 each locality. It is desired, however, to set forth some 

 of the significant developments in the interrelation of 

 wildlife with other uses of the national forests. 



In general it can be stated that those things neces- 

 sary for the protection of the forest from fire, as well 



