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dian Government in the Athabasca country by pres- 

 ervation of a native nucleus to which additions have 

 been made. 



Several native elk herds survive, notably those 

 in Yellowstone Park and Mount Olympus National 

 Monument. Elk principally from Yellowstone have 

 been transplanted to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, 

 North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, 

 North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, 

 Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wash- 

 ington, and Wisconsin. Drifting over very wide 

 areas and multiplying rapidly, elk are unpopular in 

 cultivated countries; there, they do not survive for 

 obvious reasons. Time has not yet elapsed sufficient 

 to develop really good independent herds anywhere, 

 but some of the experiments in suitable wildernesses 

 are promising. Canada also has good herds in Van- 

 couver Island and elsewhere. Elk are a "cattle 

 proposition," requiring only adjustment to local con- 

 ditions to succeed. 



Antelope plants have not yet been notably suc- 

 cessful. The plant on the floor of the Grand Can- 

 yon is surviving after three years but fed partly on 

 hay. Antelope only prosper unfenced, yet unfenced 

 planted antelope usually disappear. Roving over 

 great areas, they tempt illegal rifles. They are the 

 swiftest of all beasts except race horses. 



Moose and mountain goats have not responded 

 yet to planting in degree offering encouragement, 

 but experimentation is young. Mountain sheep 



