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From Royal Hunting Reserve to National Park: How the Gran Paradiso Became a Sanctuary for the Ibex

by Wilko Graf von Hardenberg
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Arcadia, 2011, no. 1
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Hornaday’s Our Vanishing Wildlife

This book is the first to identify the population of each known species in the United States.

Tags: 
wildlife
conservation
extinction
animals
bisons
Themes: 
Environmental Knowledge
Environmental Movements
Regions: 
United States
Related Links: 
  • William Hornaday’s Our Vanishing Wildlife
  • Saving the American Bison

Extinction of the Great Auk

The hunt for the great auk leads to the seabird’s extinction.

Tags: 
animals
birds
extinction
hunting
Themes: 
Biodiversity
Regions: 
Iceland
Related Links: 
  • Audubon fact sheet on the Great Auk
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