National Parks
Crater Lake National Park (OR) - 1902
Wind Cave National Park (SD)- 1903
Sullys Hill (in ND)- 1904 (now managed by US Fish & Wildlife Service)
Platt National Park (OK) - 1906 (now part of Chickasaw National Recreation Area)
Mesa Verde National Park (CO)- 1906
Theodor Roosevelt
roosevelt created the U.S forest service. Gliford Pinchot helped him. Roosevelt had 100 million acres of protected national forests, 5 national parks, and 51 federal wildife reserves.
Theodore Roosevelt established five national parks.
Roosevelt got Congress to give him the power to set aside government property as permanent public property. He set aside 150 million acres of forest reserves, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, and 51 federal bird sanctuaries.
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Animal or game reserves.
biosphere reserves
The purpose of making national parks biosphere reserves and wildlife sanctuaries is to protect the flora and fauna and to prevent it from extinction.
Lilla N. Lyogello has written: 'A guide to Tanzania national parks' -- subject(s): Guidebooks, Mammals, National parks and reserves 'A field guide to Tanzania national parks & Ngorongoro' -- subject(s): Mammals, National parks and reserves, Guidebooks
There are 42 National Parks and National Park Reserves in Canada, comprising 2.5% of Canada's total area.
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