Pioneering Conservation in Alaska
by Ken Ross

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The Alaskan frontier tempted fur traders, whalers, salmon fishers, gold miners, hunters, and oilmen to take what they could without regard for long-term consequences. Wildlife species, ecosystems, and Native cultures suffered, sometimes irreparably. Damage to wildlife and lands drew the attention of environmentalists, including John Muir, who applied their influence to enact wildlife protection laws and set aside lands for conservation. Alaska served as a testing ground for emergent national resource policy in the United States, as environmental values of species and ecosystem sustainability replaced the unrestrained exploitation of Alaska’s early frontier days.

Efforts of conservation leaders and the territory’s isolation, small human population, and late development prevented widespread destruction and gave Americans a unique opportunity to protect some of the world’s most pristine wilderness.

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ISBN-10:	087081852X
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780870818523
Author:	Ken Ross
Publisher:	University of Colorado Press Boulder, CO
Publication Date:	2006
Pages:	560 pp
Size/Dimensions:	9 x 6
Binding:	Hardcover