Akeley’s Legacy Threatened by Oil Drilling in Congo
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Authors
Ballard, Matthew R.
Issue Date
2018-07-07
Type
article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Orleans County , Town Of Clarendon , Carl Akeley , Virunga National Park , American Museum Of Natural History
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Abstract
A visit to Mt. Mikeno in 1921 changed Carl Akeley's perception of the collection of animal specimens during his tenure at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Thanks in part to Akeley’s work, King Albert I of Belgium set aside land for the first national park in Africa in 1925. That park remains intact today as the Virunga National Park.
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Citation
Publisher
County of Orleans
License
Journal
Volume
4
Issue
27