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Location
North Carolina State University
Start Date
22-9-1985 12:00 AM
Recommended Citation
Sowl, L. W. (1985). Wildlife damage control-The role and responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In Bromley, P. T. (Ed.), The Second Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 255). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.
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Wildlife Damage Control - the Role and Responsibilities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
North Carolina State University
Comments
The doctrine of State ownership of wildlife was a part of the body of English common law transplanted to these shores by the original English settlers. The Crown conveyed ownership of many natural resources, and included wildlife in the patents it issued to the proprietors of plantations and colonies. When the provinces became States, they inherited ownership of wildlife.