A Conservation Hero
- ISBN-10
- 1692058673
- ISBN-13
- 9781692058678
- Pages
- 129
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-09-10
- Author
- Bruce Clark
Description
George Mushbach had a distinguished career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He served as superintendent at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, and the National Bison Range in Moiese, Montana. Moiese was home of Big Medicine, the sacred white buffalo. The Fish and Wildlife Service named him a "Conservation Hero" and he received a medal commemorating his service from the Interior Department. The book flows the plight of the buffalo as a catalyst for the conservation movement. His career coincided with the establishment of the conservation movement and dramatic changes in the legal framework protecting the environment. This book traces the early development in environmental law. A chapter summarizes the United Nation's 2018 Climate Change Report. George's fascination with photography became a second career. In 1947, George directed what was one of the first wildlife films named "Buffalo Lore" and, his close friend, author Harold McCracken, wrote the script. This was the dawn of movies and he used a primitive 8mm camera. George published a number of his wildlife still photographs, including with National Geographic. George left an unfinished work related to a buffalo roundup. Some of these pictures and of Big Medicine are included (available as Giclée). George eventually provided technical advice on Disney's early full-length wildlife film, Vanishing Prairie, which won an academy award.
