Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14
IN THE DAYS NEWS
NO RACE SUICIDE IN


 The high cost of wild animals, oc- casioned by the World War. has had a serious effect on the collections in the geological parks of most American cities but a recent census of wild life in the greatest game preserve in the United States, Yellowstone National park, proves that the elk, bear, deer and beaver families are in no sense fearful of the future, according to a bulletin issued today from the Wash ington headquarters of the National Geographic Society.
 "A splendid increase in the number of young wild animals in this preserve has been observed this year by national park service officials, who early in the spring feared that the abnormally se- were winter would cut down seriously the newborn of the many species which make the park their home" says the bulletin.
 Among the elk especially, the calves are more than fifteen per cent. of the total herds, as compared with a yearly average of about fourteen per cent. Officials are more gratified at the in crease in elk than any other animal, because of the terrible slaughter which occurred when some herds wandered out of the park into Montana last win ter and were killed by hunters.
 Bear cubs have received almost as warm welcome as the young elk. While adult bears suffered little from the winter which they slept through, probably not knowing snow was on the ground, scores perished at the hands of hunters before the hibernating sea - son began, when early fall storms dfoVe them out of the park. Bears. are among the most interesting surviyals oI Wlld American game and are not dangerous if unmolested so that Yel- lowstone officials believe that q closed season Tn the adjacent state should be established to prevent eXtermination. NO animals give more pleasure to the Ihousands Of Americans who visit Vel ioWslone each year than the bears. especially the playful cubs, which all ready are learning the begging habits or thelr mothers and wheedling candy and other sweets from tourists.
 Deer suffered from the hard winter which buried their pasturage under many feet of snow, but being brows- ing rather than grazing animals like the elk, they came through with less damage. Fawns have been seen ire quently by summer visitors, one espe- cially on the terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs becoming quite tome and being photographed almost as much as the bear cubs or Old Faithful gevser.
 ''The indefatigable beaver, who can nily stores his feed for the winter sea son, was not disturbed by the hard times while his pantry was well stock ed. Yellowstone Park boasts some of the finest examples of beaver archi- lecture in existence, notably the houses and dam on the road from Tower Falls to Mammoth Hot Springs, where a large and growing community is shell tered
 "Porcupines, having adjusted their digestion to bark and twigs of trees, had food within reach all winter. even though the snow covered the more toothsome grasses which they love. The tame buffalo were bountifully fed rom the time the grass was covered until spring came, and the wild herd likewise obtained ample food somehow. Tor they have shown satisfactory in crease. Alternating animals other than bears, such as squirrels. ground l. hogs,- gophers, chipmunks and, skunks. likewise suffered little from the lengthy winter, but small animals that do not sleep probably perished in numbers.
 one effect of the hard weather ben ehclal to the animals was the improve ment Of the. park vegetation. Abund- ant moisture and the late spring work ed together to make grass and herbs unusually luxuriant; visitors have commented on the rare beauty of the movers this season, but perhaps failed to notice that the less ornamental plants, which sustain animal life. also were developing in great profusion. Elk and deer which came through the