Record #:

6042

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.

Abstract:

When publishing magnate and sportsman Joseph P. Knapp first came to Currituck in 1916, he began a love affair with the region. Earley describes how Knapp's love of hunting evolved into a need to conserve waterfowl. He helped form an organization which eventually became Ducks Unlimited, a leading conservation group. Since its founding in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has raised $134 million for waterfowl conservation. Almost $100 million has gone directly to wetland development.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 45 Issue 9, Sept 1981, p18-20, il

Subject(s):

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Waterfowl management; Knapp, Joseph Palmer, 1864-1951