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"is found farther north, where they have taken possesssion of 

 much of the wooded winter range of the barren-ground caribou. 

 They have occupied the valley of the Mackenzie River, from 

 its source to its mouth, besides new ground east and west of 

 James Bay. In British Columbia, the Yukon, and much of 

 Alaska there is also a steady increase in their numbers. . . . 



"In New Brunswick moose had become extremely scarce 

 prior to 1885, and were limited to a few scattered individuals 

 in remote districts, but the protection of the females, and the 

 enforcement of other wise laws, have led to a remarkable 

 improvement, and these animals have now spread over the entire 

 Province." 



Well-stocked game refuges of large area have been estab- 

 lished in a number of the States and in most of the Canadian 

 Provinces. Such of these as contain moose may be summarized 

 as follows: 



Area, sq. miles 



Yellowstone National Park ...... 3,348 



Glacier National Park, Montana ..... 1,400 



Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska .... 2,200 



Hoodoo State Game Preserve, Wyoming . . . . 144 



Shoshone do. do. .... 648 



Carter Moimtain do. do. . . . . 108 



Teton • do. do. ... . 900 



Superior State Game Refuge, Minnesota .... 1,420 



Quetico Provincial Reserve, Ontario ..... 3,900 



Clearwater Game Reserve, British Columbia . . . 870 



Mount Robson National Park, do. ... 640 



Rocky Mountain Park, Alberta . . . . .2,751 



Waterton Lakes Park, do. ..... 423 



Jasper Park, do. ..... 4,400 



Two Provincial refuges, do. ..... 200 



Twelve game refuges, Saskatchewan ..... 3,800 



Thirteen do. Manitoba ..... 5,000 



Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario ..... 2,425 



Laurentides Park, Quebec ...... 3,700 



Game preserve, Gasp6 Peninsula, Quebec .... 2,500 



New Brunswick Game Refuge ...... 400 



Total area 41,177 



