Conservation Efforts and Challenges in the Late 19th Century

What was the key ethical lesson Lucy Audubon taught George Bird Grinnell?

• Self-confidence

• Self-denial

• Self-reliance

• Self-expression

What industry did Grinnell criticize for threatening bird populations?

• Mining industry

• Fishing industry

• Hat-making industry

• Logging industry

What organization did Grinnell found to honor his mentor and her husband?

• The Audubon Society

• The Nature Conservancy

• The National Wildlife Federation

• The Sierra Club

What was the market value of a buffalo head during the poaching crisis?

• $4.00

• $500.00

• $50.00

• $100.00

Where was the last surviving herd of free-ranging bison located by 1894?

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Glacier National Park

• Yellowstone National Park

• Yosemite National Park

What was the Army's role in Yellowstone National Park?

• Researching wildlife

• Building infrastructure

• Stopping poachers

• Conducting tours

Who was the poacher caught in Yellowstone in 1894?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Emerson Hough

• Edgar Howell

• William T. Hornaday

What did Emerson Hough do after learning about the poaching incident?

• Telegraphed the story to Grinnell

• Reported it to the local authorities

• Wrote a book about it

• Ignored it

What was the outcome of the legislative action following Howell's capture?

• No significant change

• Increased poaching

• A new law protecting Yellowstone

• Closure of the park

Who helped Grinnell lobby for the new law to protect Yellowstone?

• John Muir

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Henry David Thoreau