History of Wildlife Conservation

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  1. 3. Protected Migratory waterfowl and song birds from being hunted during closed seasons.
  2. 4. Making unwise use of resources.
  3. 6. This Act raises money for wetland habitats through the purchase of waterfowl permits.
  4. 12. This act set up a wilderness preservation system to keep some areas untarnished.
  5. 13. This act created a fund from motorboat fuel and surplus real estate taxes to purchase land and maintain parks.
  6. 18. This conservationist was known for his extensive work in the US Forest Service.
  7. 19. This conservationist is known for his studies and wildlife management as well as his publication of Game Management.
  8. 20. The Nations first national park.
  9. 21. This conservation practice includes counting the number of wildlife in an area.
  10. 24. This act initiated federal involvement of Canada and Mexico to protect migratory fowl.
  11. 25. Animals are in danger of becoming threatened.
  12. 27. This act protected wild horses and burros on publicly owned land.
  13. 28. This conservationist is known as the father of conservation and helped establish Yellowstone National Park.
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  1. 1. This act prohibited the transportation of certain killed game across state lines and required permits to have exotic animals.
  2. 2. This act set up an effort to protect the harvesting of certain marine mammals.
  3. 5. This act created a tax on fishing tackle to raise funds for aquatic habitat restoration.
  4. 7. This is an excise tax on firearms and ammunition to fund wildlife management projects and hunter safety.
  5. 8. Placing a band around the leg of a bird to identify it for study.
  6. 9. This act protects our nations bird and it's natural habitat.
  7. 10. This act set up an effort to protect threatened and endangered species.
  8. 11. This program pays farmers to set aside farm ground for wildlife habitat.
  9. 12. This is the rate at which mature wildlife organisms are produced.
  10. 14. This conservationist is known for his cartoons relating to wildlife resources and was also the first artist of the Duck Stamp.
  11. 15. Animals are in danger of becoming extinct.
  12. 16. Animals are in danger of becoming endangered.
  13. 17. Animal population no longer exists.
  14. 22. This conservationist is known for his studies of birds in North America.
  15. 23. This conservation practice determines the kinds and amounts of vegetation present in important wildlife areas.
  16. 26. This conservationist is recognized for his studies in the areas of Yosemite and Sequoia National park areas.