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sheep, badgers, racoons, etc., which are to be seen 

 within its precincts, there is also a very interesting 

 museum. The Yoho Park was first devoted to 

 the purpose of serving as a haven of refuge for 

 animals in the year 1901, and the Glacier Park 

 in the year 1888 ; while Jasper Park had 

 its origin as a wild -life sanctuary in 1907 ; 

 and the East Kootenay Reserve in the year 

 1908. 



The preservation of the wild fauna of Austraha 

 has not been overlooked, and at Wilson's Promon- 

 tory, in Victoria, an area of 160 square miles, 

 comprising about 101,000 acres, has been set aside 

 as an animal sanctuary. A fence has been erected 

 across the neck of land in order to separate it from 

 the mainland and to prevent such undesirable 

 creatures as rabbits and foxes from establishing 

 themselves within the reserve. This barrier serves 

 also to keep the rightful inmates from straying 

 beyond bounds. Amongst the mammals which 

 populate this National Park are to be numbered 

 some great grey-kangaroos, various species of 

 wallabies, opossums or phalangers, bandicoots and 

 wombats, while the most important of the avian 

 denizens are some bower-birds, IjTe-birds and 

 emus. Prom the latest reports it appears that the 

 creatures are thriving well and are quite contented 

 with their quarters, although the emus, when 

 first introduced to their new home, endeavoured 

 to explore beyond the boundaries of the sanctuary 

 by swimming across the Darby river which flows 

 alongside. 



