Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation

E917729

"Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation" is an early 20th-century conservation book that documents the rapid decline of North American wildlife and advocates for stronger legal protections and public action to prevent species extinction.

All labels observed (1)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
conservation literature ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
advocatesFor creation of bird refuges ⓘ
federal regulation of wildlife ⓘ
public education on conservation ⓘ
state-level game protection ⓘ
stronger wildlife protection laws ⓘ
aimsTo mobilize public opinion for conservation ⓘ
prevent extinction of wildlife species ⓘ
author William Temple Hornaday ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes indiscriminate slaughter of wildlife ⓘ
lax enforcement of game laws ⓘ
market hunting ⓘ
plume trade ⓘ
documents decline of game animals in North America ⓘ
decline of shorebirds ⓘ
decline of songbirds ⓘ
decline of waterfowl populations ⓘ
decline of wild birds in North America ⓘ
impact of commercial hunting ⓘ
impact of plume hunting on birds ⓘ
impact of unregulated hunting ⓘ
near-extinction of the American bison ⓘ
genre environmentalism ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ
historicalSignificance early 20th-century conservation classic ⓘ
influential in American wildlife protection movement ⓘ
intendedAudience general public ⓘ
lawmakers ⓘ
sportsmen ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject North American wildlife ⓘ
bird protection ⓘ
game protection laws ⓘ
market hunting ⓘ
overhunting ⓘ
species extinction ⓘ
wildlife preservation ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationDate 1913 ⓘ
publisher New York Zoological Society ⓘ
structure chapters organized by animal groups and regions ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
uses anecdotal field reports ⓘ
statistical data on game populations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Temple Hornaday → notableWork → Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation ⓘ