2011 Annual Report: Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505439854)

At the turn of the 20th century, overeager hunters and the commercial demand for meat and feathers had decimated waterfowl populations. At the same time, periodic droughts caused wetlands and other valuable waterfowl habitat to disappear. In the late 1920s, conservationists, hunters, and government officials worked together to create the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, which Congress passed in 1929. This landmark legislation authorized the Federal government to acquire and permanently protect wetlands for waterfowl. It also created the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission-composed of Federal and State officials-to consider and approve proposals for land acquisition.

Author: U S Fish & Wildlife Service
ISBN-10: 150543985X
ISBN-13: 9781505439854
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2015
Pages: 44
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d