American wildlife and wilderness, today, exists primarily because early conservationists fought to preserve them. As early as 1860, these visionaries, through sheer political willpower, convinced society of their inherent value beyond what could be pumped, mined and beaten out of them. They put forth laws to regulate their use and created a system to sustain their management financially.
The 7 sister principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Management
by Cosmo Genova - Tuesday, Nov 13th, 2018