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  • Journal. Radium Hot Springs, BC. [British Columbia] June 26/43.[1943] Came down here this morning through intermittent deluges. At noon met Prov. [Provincial] Game Wardens Tyler of Invermere + Cameron of Golden. + spent the afternoon conversation with them. Both are of the opinion that the parks are a breeding ground for predators but apart from Tylers comment that there are lots of cougar tracks to be seen crossing in + out of the park they seem to have no concrete basis for their statement. My experience indicates that the coyotes largely leave the park during the winter + thus the other attitude is that the park feeds the coyotes that the prov. [provincial] authorities + trappers do not eliminate during the winter. Neither of these men seem at all upset about the predator question, their main worry seems to be how to counter the overabundance of deer in the farming districts. Tyler states that the majority of winter killed deer are yearlings. Have suggested that he examine carcases [carcasses] for lungworm. Cameron tells me that elk winter along the Kootenay as far up as
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