Boundless?
Limited Edition Image
Current Edition Tier: Bronze
Yellowstone National Park, WY
While today bison are quite plentiful in Yellowstone, few people understand the extent of how close we came to losing the largest quadruped in North America. In 1805, Lewis and Clark had described the wildlife of the land east of the Mississippi River as “boundless.” Then, 92 years later in 1897, only 23 bison remained in the Yellowstone ecosystem. It’s startling how fast that occurred — and it’s a warning sign.
Luckily, the big conservationists of the day stepped into help, including a particular hero of mine named George Bird Grinnell – who joined forces with Theodore Roosevelt and others to create the Boone Crockett Club. Together, and using an article written about a poaching incident at Yellowstone, they solicited congress for the passage of the National Park Protection Act in 1894.
Action saved the day, and it’s a continuous, ongoing effort. Sadly, there’s a long list of species that stand at the brink of extinction and require our assistance. In order to save the wild, there has to be a wild. This is the hallmark of my work, to build this awareness with a company and a team that can have an impact on these last great wild spaces. The bison, like the big male capture in Imprint, are proof that it is possible to make this happen.
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