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Animal and Plant Resources of Alaska (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Animal and Plant Resources of Alaska Prior to the present Alaska Game uat, enacted in 1925, the regulation of game; land fur animals, and birds in the Territory was divided among several Federal agencies designated by Congress. Laws were inadequate and gradually became impracticable of enforcement. Uhder these conditions both game and fur animals were diminishing in numbers in many sections ef the Territory. The administration of Alaskan wildlife resources was there fore placed'under the Bureau of Biological Survey, then in the Department of Agriculture but now in the Department of the Interior, and with the Bureau of Fisheries, eonsolidated to formfthe Fish and Wildlife Service. The Alaska Game Law is administered through the Alaska Game Commission, composed of.five members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, one each from the four judicial divisions, and the fifth.member, the chief resident representative of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Who also is the executive officer of the Commission. The Fish and Wildlife Service, in close cooperation with the Commission, conducts research work in the Terri tory with the primary object of determining best means of developing and maintaining the wildlife resources.'a number of wildlife refuges have been established.in Alaska to as sure the presevation and restoration of various species of wild birds and animals. In addition, the Mount mckinley National Park, Glacier bay'na tional Monument, and Katmai National Monument provide wildlife sanctuary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date NZ
April 24th, 2018
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
13 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
20
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x1
ISBN-13
9780364687529
Product ID
27881608

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