Charles Alexander Sheldon

Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park".^[1] He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri Indians^[2] in Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as Maricaana Caamla ("American hunter").^[3] 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.^[4]

In December 1905, Sheldon was elected member of the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell in 1887.^[5] The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Nevada is named in Sheldon's honor, as is Mount Sheldon in Denali National Park.

Bibliography

The Wilderness of the North Pacific Coast Islands
The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon
The Wilderness of Denali

References

^ The National Parks: America's Best Idea, by Ken Burns. 2009 Sept. 29. PBS TV
^ The Wilderness of Desert Bighorns & Seri Indians, 1979, The Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, Phoenix
^ Mary B. Moser & Stephen A. Marlett, 2010, Comcaac quih Yaza quih Hant Ihiip hac: Diccionario Seri-Español-Inglés, Hermosillo & Mexico City, Universidad de Sonora & Plaza y Valdés Editores, p. 442
^ "Jim Cyr, "Exploring Family Foundations At Kejimkujik"". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
^ "Boone and Crockett Club Archives". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.