Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad Caverns 

            Now before we begin I must tell you about park rangers' jobs. So let's begin. Park rangers have a lot of  responsibility. They give you a map and tell you where to go. They show you a lot of nature. They show you history. They greet visitors. It  takes a lot of work  to be a park ranger. They teach you about animals. They protect nature. Rangers put out fires in the forest. 
               There are a lot of animals in the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.  There are more  than 260  species  of  birds; from  tiny hummingbirds to giant vultures and eagles.  There are a lot of animals too. These are  the animals: coyotes, mule deer, skunks, raccoons, rock squirrels, bats, snakes, lizzards, and frogs.   Also,  740 different kinds of desert plants grow at Carlsbad Caverns.  Some of the plants are ocotillo, agave, and cactus.   Some of the landforms in   the Carlsbad Caverns have names for places like Witch's Finger, Iceberg Rock, and the Boneyard.  When you see these places you will know how they got their names. There are a lot of of icicles and frozen waterfalls in the caves.  There are draperies (rock formations)  that are cave decorations that look like folds of cloth.
               In 1923 President Calvin Coolidge made Carlsbad Cavern a national monument because it is so beautiful.  Then in 1930 President Herbert Hoover wanted to protect the caves so he made Carlsbad Caverns a national park.
Carlsbad Cavern is in White City, New Mexico. Carlsbad Caverns is a  national  park  because of   the  big  caves. In the  caves  there  are  Native  American  writing on  the  walls. When  the Rocky  Mountains  were  formed  about 60  million  years  ago,  the  cavern  area  rose  above  sea  level  and  water  began  hollowing  out  the  limestone  to  form  the  caves. Millions of bats  live  in  the  caves..