THE MAMMALS. 



By Vekixon P.aii.ey. 



In addition to its natural beauties and wonderful scenerj^, the 

 Glacier National Park contains a goodly variety as well as a great 

 number of large game animals. The bison have vanished, but the 

 white goats, mountain sheep, moose, elk, mule deer, white-tail deer, 

 and grizzly and black bears are present in abundance, while many of 

 the smaller mammals are numerous and so unafraid that they con- 

 stitute a great attraction to the visiting public. Under the careful 

 protection afforded bj^ the park most of the species are increasing and 

 will be easih' maintained in sufficient abundance to perpetuate the 

 natural fauna over a wide area of public domain. 



Properly to protect and control the animals within the park and 

 to make the interesting species accessible to the visiting public, it is 

 necessary to learn as much as possible of the life history of each. 

 Unfortunately many of the obscure habits of the commoner mammals 

 are still unknown, but by putting on record our present knowledge, 

 the accumulation of additional information will be encouraged and 

 the interesting study of home habits of the animals will be made 

 possible for a greater number of people who have the time and 

 interest to pursue it. 



The present report is based on field work carried on by the United 

 States Bureau of Biological Survey from May 20 to June 26, 1895, 

 and from July 5 to August 30, 1917, and on information gathered 

 from rangers, guides, and other residents in and around the park. 



Order UNGULATA: Hoofed Animals— Cattle, Sheep, Goats, 

 Antelope, and Deer. 



Family BOVID.^: Cattle, Sheep, and Goats. 



Bison; Buffalo: Bison hison bison (Linnaeus). — The plains along 

 the eastern edge of Glacier Park were once a famous stamping ground 

 for the buffalo and hunting ground for the Blackfeet Indians. These 



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