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From a drawing by Charles R. Knight 

 A GROTESQUE CREATURE THAT ONCE EIVED IN THE UNITED STATES (uERTATHERIUM 



EOCENE, MIDDLE WYOMING) 



It had six horns on the head and, in some species, two long canine teeth projecting down- 

 ward from the upper jaw. The feet were somewhat like those of an elephant, but the skull 

 and teeth resemble nothing on earth today. 



preserves and nearly seventy bird reser- 

 vations. 



On the large-game preserves are herds 

 of buffalo, elk, deer, and antelope. The 

 Yellowstone National Park, under the 

 Department of the Interior, is one of the 

 most wonderfully stocked game preserves 

 in the world. In this beautiful tract of 

 forest, lakes, rivers, and mountains live 

 many moose, elk, deer, antelope, moun- 

 tain sheep, black and grizzly bears, 

 wolves, coyotes, mountain lions, and 

 lynxes. 



Practically all of the States have game 

 and fish commissions in one form or an- 

 other, with a warden service for the pro- 

 tection of game, and large numbers of 

 State game preserves have been estab- 

 lished. The increasing occupation of the 

 country, the opening up of wild places, 



and the destruction of forests are rapidly 

 restricting available haunts for game. 

 This renders particularly opportune the 

 present and increasing wide-spread inter- 

 est in the welfare of the habitants of the 

 wilderness. 



The national forests offer an unrivaled 

 opportunity for the protection and in- 

 crease of game along broad and effective 

 lines. At present the title to game mam- 

 mals is vested in the States, among which 

 great differences in protective laws and 

 their administration in many cases jeop- 

 ardize the future game supply. 



If a cooperative working arrangement 

 could be effected between the States and 

 the Department of Agriculture, whereby 

 the Department would have supervision 

 and control over the game on the national 

 forests, so far as concerns its protection 



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