326 OUR FEDERAL LANDS 



be regarded as primitive, the huntings of a few ex- 

 plorers and prospectors amounting to an inconsid- 

 erable proportion of the whole. All other national 

 parks than these have suffered regional depletions of 

 animal life in early years, even if hunting invasions 

 of their territory have been few, and will require 

 many years to recover. 



The new movement for specially reserved wil- 

 derness areas in Federal Lands other than National 

 Parks will make wholesomely for wild life protection. 

 Keeping out automobile roads is the key to retention 

 of wilderness. 



