Hunting in North America

In the area of natural history, Theodore Roosevelt was beyond question the most learned of American presidents (with the possible exception of Thomas Jefferson), and with respect to enacting policies for the protection of  wildlife and their habitats, he remains indisputably the greatest. His tenure marked a crucial turning point for wildlife in North America, launching a crusade on behalf of the wild that was as remarkable as it was unexpected. It emerged from an era of wanton destruction and launched one of conservation and restoration - a vital philosophical and practical overture, remarkable not only for its novelty and genius, but also certainly for its power and long-standing authority. Its inception remarks one of history's repeated triumphs: the collision of a rare persona with extraordinary times.