Black bears occurred historically throughout the southcentral and southeastern United States, but due to unregulated harvest and land use change, bear abundance and distribution was markedly reduced. In Missouri, black bear abundance similarly declined and few bears were present in the state by the early 1900s. Arkansas, Missouri’s southern neighbor, conducted a black bear restoration […]
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Camp Fire Program in Wildlife Conservation 2020 Annual Report
2020 has been widely described as “unprecedented” due to the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and associated impacts to every kind of human system. Here at the Camp Fire Program in Wildlife Conservation, we are thankful for the commitment and expertise of the hardworking, dedicated group of staff and students highlighted in this report. Because of […]
The Formation of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners – Daniel A. Pedrotti
Centennial Celebration of Roosevelt Wild Life Station and Camp Fire Conservation Fund Conference Center Dedication
In April we had the honor of participating in the formal dedication of the Camp Fire Conservation Fund Conference Center coinciding with the Centennial Celebration of the Roosevelt Wild Life Station.
First William T. Hornaday Scholarship Recipient Funded by the Camp Fire Conservation Fund
To honor select recipients of the William T. Hornaday Silver Medal award, the Camp Fire Conservation Fund offers an annual William T. Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship. One scholarship recipient is chosen by Camp Fire from the Silver Medal winners each year. Consideration for this scholarship is automatic upon being awarded the Hornaday Silver Medal. On […]
National Scouting Museum – Ernest Thompson Seton Memorial Library Plaque Dedication
The National Scouting Museum–Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico was officially dedicated on September 15th, 2018. After one and a half years of construction, the vision of combining the National Scouting Museum, previously located in Irving, Texas, and the Philmont Museum–Seton Memorial Library is complete. “These two historic institutions are now one comprehensive museum which […]
“There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country”
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you”
“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans”
“We and the beasts are kin”
“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children”
“Like the resource it seeks to protect, wildlife conservation must be dynamic, changing as conditions change, seeking always to become more effective”
“Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and, when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best”
“The purpose of conservation: The greatest good to the greatest number of people for the longest time”
“Leave this world a little better than you found it”
“...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand”
“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land”