GLACIER Rules and Regulations 1920

WILD ANIMALS.

The animal life in Glacier National Park is both varied and abundant, but in the height of the tourist season when the greatest number of people are on the trails and anxious to see the game, many of the larger species have apparently vanished. As a matter of fact, they have withdrawn to undisturbed areas, where to be studied at close quarters they must be followed quietly and not by large and noisy parties. Not all can be found at any one time or place, as the moose frequent the deepest forests, the elk the open ridges, and the white goats and mountain sheep the high mountain crests and cliffs. The bear are seen by many of the visitors near the hotels and camps, while the mule deer, white-tail deer, and some of the other large game species occasionally appear along the trails. The more abundant small mammals are to be found about the hotels and camps and along the trails in both forest and open, especially by those who have learned to go quietly and keep their eyes and ears alert for the quick motions and strange voices of the little wild creatures. Often by sitting quietly in the shade for a half hour one will see more of the timid wild life than in a half day's vigorous walking.

The visitor who is interested in the wild life of the park should purchase the Government publication entitled "Wild Animals of Glacier National Park." It describes the birds and animals both popularly and scientifically and tells how one may identify them.

The data on the mammals for this book were collected and prepared for publication by Mr. Vernon Bailey, chief field naturalist of the Bureau of Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture, and the data on the birds were collected and prepared by Mrs. Florence Merriam Bailey, the author of Handbook of Birds of the Western United States.

This book, published by the National Park Service, contains 210 pages, 94 text figures, 37 plates, including a map, and can be purchased on personal application at the office of the park superintendent at Belton (western entrance), or at the registration office of the park at Glacier Park Hotel (eastern entrance) for 50 cents a copy. It can also be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., for the same price. No additional charge for postage.