_Page_ Foreword iii Acknowledgements iv Introduction 1 Wildlife Trends 2 Wildlife Problems 3 Life Zones of Mount Rainier 7 The Mammals 13 Hypothetical List 82 Bibliography 83 Index of Common Names 85 Index of Scientific Names 86 ILLUSTRATIONS _Page_ Cascade mantled ground squirrel _cover_ Bench Lake, Hudsonian life zone _frontispiece_ Black bear 5 Forest scene, Humid Transition life zone 9 Forest scene, Canadian life zone 10 Paradise Valley, Hudsonian life zone 12 Colonnade, Arctic-alpine life zone 14 Black-tailed deer and fawns 15 New-born fawn of black-tailed deer 16 Mountain goat 22 Black bear and cubs 24 Cascade hoary marmot 28 Hollister chipmunk 31 Cascade mantled ground squirrel 33 Douglas pine squirrel 35 Cascade flying squirrel 37 Beaver 39 Yellow-haired porcupine 45 White-footed mouse 51 Coyote 64 Cascade red fox, “silver” phase 67 Marten 69 Washington weasel 72 [Illustration: Bench Lake, Hudsonian life zone lakeshore-fireburn habitat. This type of cover is extensively utilized in summer by the coyote and black-tailed deer, and on the southern exposures by the Hollister chipmunk and mantled ground squirrel. The lake shore is favored by the water-loving shrews.]