EARLY HISTORY OF RENEWABLE RESOURCE POLICY

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EARLY HISTORY OF RENEWABLE RESOURCE POLICY

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ANCIENT WORLD750 B.C - 375 A.D.

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ANCIENT WORLD750 B.C - 375 A.D.

• Game was considered res nullius
• --things unowned or discarded

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ANCIENT WORLD750 B.C - 375 A.D.

• Hunting
• strongly favored (military skills)
• bad in excess

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ANCIENT WORLD750 B.C - 375 A.D.

• Wildlife was Raised for Recreation and Commercial
  Purposes

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• Recreational hunting - popular
• Game farming - extensive
• Theriotrophia

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• Feudal Europe
• Qualification Status - lord and friends
• Main Concern - Keep weapons from conquered

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• England
• Saxon Invasion - 450 AD
• Farmed Lands - Nobility
• Royal Forests

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• England
• Forest Laws - 800 AD
• Charlemagne
• Forests were for highest and best use

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• England
• Norman Conquest - 1066 AD
• Royal Forests (20 England)
• Kings Right to Game Increased

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• England
• Royal Franchises
• Chase--large, unfenced hunting reserve

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MIDDLE AGES375 - 1492

• England
• Magna Carta - 1215
• Removed power from King (parliament)

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• French Revolution - 1789
• Game became the property of people.
• Serfs turned hatred of wealthy to wildlife

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• French Revolution - 1789
• Game species annihilated
• Migratory songbirds pursued
• Game under control of landowner

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• Wildlife Management
• Produce useful game
• Eliminate predators

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• Forest Management
• Professional game keepers
• Game master (apprentice)
• Professional foresters

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• Revier System
• Saved game species in Europe
• Developed early 1800s

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• Revier System
• 9-12 year leases
• Hunter I.D.
• Hunters deputized

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RECENT TIMES1492 - PRESENT

• Revier System
• Major Problems