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Mahoney Carries Conservation Message to Pheasant Fest

Wisconsin Outdoor News
Author(s): 
Shane P. Mahoney, Jackie N. Weir, J. Glenn Luther, James A. Schaefer, & Shawn F. Morrison

Conservation is not a trade-off between economic development and conservation of the natural world. We must find a way to co-exist with natural resources. Our lives and progress of civilization are all depending on it. However, conservation faces three major challenges:

1. Far too few people care about conservation.

2. Those who do care are divided in how they approach conservation.

3. The economic model supporting conservation is faltering.

Hunters and the Democracy of Conservation

Author(s): 
Shane P. Mahoney

President Roosevelt made conservation a national and international priority. Seldom had the potential of democracy to befit all citizens been so concretely defined. Like all aspects of democracy, however, the common good is attained by the individual effort, and in his individual striving for wildlife conservation, Roosevelt set an example for us all, hunter and non-hunter alike.

The Road Ahead

Conservationists, scientists, and politicians converge at the National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Congress
Author(s): 
Shane P. Mahoney

Nearly 450 were in attendance for the National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Congress. They came from every province and territory in Canada, from 17 U.S. states, and from as far away as Australia. They came to talk about regional issues and to voice common concerns. They came to share successes and research and see how others approach the complex issues of conservation.

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A Leap of Faith for Hunting

Public Disclosure or Public Death - Part Three
Mountain Hunter

In this third and final essay in his series on the importance of public dialogue, Shane Mahoney suggests that a powerful wind of change is sweeping across the conservation landscape. He argues that for the 21st century, building a formidable inclusive coalition is the only way to conserve wildlife and to maintain hunting as a vital force in our society. Building such a coalition will require bold new leadership that engages with the general public and reaches across the conservation aisle.

The Power of a Word

The P & Y Ethic: The Journal of the Pope and Young Club
Author(s): 
Shane Mahoney

The term "Trophy Hunter" along with other terms and there impact on wildlife conservation.

Hunting: America's Economic Colossus

Conservation is not free. Someone must pay the bills.
Game Trails
Author(s): 
Shane Mahoney

"Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day." - Gifford Pinchot, Cheif of US Forest Service, and 28th Fovernor of Pennsylvania