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Fauna of the National Parks of the United States APPROACH TO WILD-LIFE ADMINISTRATION The national parks of the United States began by rescuing from the immediate dangers of private exploitation certain areas which were climax examples of Nature's scenic achievements. With rapid expansion of frontiers to the end that European culture not only replaced that of the red man but actually altered the physical appearance of his environment, the national parks were quickly projected into a larger sphere of purpose. This involved a magnificent conception. The American people intrusted the National Park Service with the preservation of characteristic portions of our country as it was seen by Boone and La Salle, by Coronado, and by Lewis and Clark. This was primitive America, and it was to be kept for the observation of the recreation-seeking public and scientists of to-day, and their descendants in the generations of to-morrow. FIGURE 1 – American badger, one of the fur-bearers that is losing its fear of man in the national parks. Photograph taken June 25, 1930, near Lamar River, Yellowstone. Wild Life Survey No. 699 NEXT> PLACE OF WILD LIFE IN AMERICA'S CIVILIZATION

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