Naturalists, Conservationists, Sportsmen and Hunters

Many wildlife species have rebounded from near extinction in the United States due to hunting conservation efforts. Thanks largely to wildlife management involving legal hunting, and to unparalleled conservation investments made by sportsmen, many species are flourishing in North America. Some notable successes include:

Year	Whitetail Deer	Elk	Turkey	Ducks	Canada Geese
1900	350,000	100,000	20,000	30,000,000	45,000,000
2000	30,000,000	1,000,000	5,500,000	40,000,000	250,000,000

In a future article we will address the environmental effects of whitetail deer.

Related article: The Conservation of the Whitetail Deer