Name Charles Sheldon Role Conservationist | Died 1928, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Books The Wilderness of Denali, The Wilderness of the Up, The Wilderness of the Up, The Wilderness of the Nor, The Wilderness of the Nor | ||
Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was a conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park". He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri Indians in Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as "Maricaana Caamla" (American hunter). Another favorite haunt was the lakes and rivers which later became Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia where Sheldon built a cabin at Beaverskin Lake.
In December 1905, Sheldon was elected member of the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887. The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Nevada is named in Sheldon's honor.
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