GREATEST ANIMAL REFUGE

HE Yellowstone National Park is by far the largest and most successful wild-animal preserve in the world. Since it was established in 1872 hunting has been strictly prohibited, and elk, bear, deer of several kinds, antelope, bison, moose, and bighorn mountain sheep roam the plains and mountains in large numbers. Thirty thousand elk, for instance, live in the park. Antelope, nearly extinct elsewhere, here abound.

These animals have long since ceased to fear man as wild animals do everywhere except in our national parks. While few tourists see them who follow the beaten roads in the everlasting sequence of stages, those who linger in the glorious wilderness see them in an abundance that fairly astonishes.

IN WINTER WHEN THE SNOWS ARE DEEP PARK RANGERS LEAVE HAY IN CONVENIENT SPOTS Photograph by S. N. Leek

THIRTY THOUSAND ELK ROAM THIS SANCTUARY WILDERNESS copyright by S. N. Leek

IT IS THE NATURAL HOME OF THE CELEBRATED BIGHORN, THE ROCKY-MOUNTAIN SHEEP Photograph by Schlechten

DEER MAKE UNEXPECTED SILHOUETTES AT FREQUENT INTERVALS Photograph by G. Swanson