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5 Yellowstone National Park, formed in 1872, and animal life. The reserve also brings
was the first nature preserve created as a tourists from all directions. People visit the
U.S. national park. Yellowstone includes land forest to hike its trails, glide through the
that is part of the states of Idaho, Montana, treetops on zip-lines, and view more than
and Wyoming. It is home to bison, wolves, 500 species of animals. Other preserves
and other species that need protection. It is provide quieter pleasures. A city preserve
also home to natural features such as its might offer the chance to escape car horns
famous hot springs. The U.S. government and sidewalks for birdsong and dirt paths.
protects Yellowstone’s plants, animals, and
8 In nature preserves, people use natural
habitats from human destruction.
resources in benevolent rather than harmful
Why Preserves Are ways. By protecting plants, animals, and

Important to People landscapes, we are protecting nature’s

6 Nature preserves provide important benefits balance, which is good for all of us!
for people as well as for the plants and animals
that live there. A preserve’s trees produce
oxygen for us to breathe. Wetlands help
control floods by storing water. They strain out
pollutants that contaminate human water
systems, too.

7 Nature preserves also provide scientific and
recreational opportunities. In Costa Rica, the
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve draws
scientists to study its incredibly varied plant

The Monteverde Cloud
Forest Reserve

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