“The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn
over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value.”
—Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
The link from this page will take you to Responsive Management's study on;
Strengthening America’s Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
The report centers around the “North American Model for Wildlife Conservation”
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation consists of seven key principles:
1. The Public Trust Doctrine
2. Democratic Rule of Law
3. Opportunity for All
4. Commercial Use
5. Legitimate Use
6. Science and Wildlife Policy
7. International Wildlife Migratory Resources
The Full Report click here"It wasn’t until President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration that the implementation of wildlife policy significantly began. Actions such as the 1930 American Game Policy and the 1937 Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act set a precedent for the role of science over partisanship as the proper tool to discharge wildlife policy. Comprehensive conservation principles and their scientific application led to increased professional management of hunting programs. As a result, hunting is accessible to citizens of all social classes in the United States and Canada, a feature not found in many other conservation models.”
source http://joomla.wildlife.org/index.php?id=171&option=com_content&task=view
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