Habitat Dioramas as Early Tools in Wildlife Conservation

In the early 20th century, the Museum brought public attention to wildlife and to habitat conservation through realistic dioramas. Museum ornithologist Frank Chapman, who helped persuade President Theodore Roosevelt to create the first federal bird preserve in 1903, pioneered the idea of habitat cases. Carl Akeley, who worked at the Museum from 1909 to 1926, perfected dioramas with scrupulous fieldwork and ingenious taxidermy. The restored Hall of North American Mammals reopened October 2012. CREDITS: PHOTOGRAPHY AMNH Archives AMNH/D. Finnin AMNH. C. Chesak Artists for Conservation U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service VIDEO AMNH Archives AMNH/J. Bauerle S. Sfarra *** Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Check out our full video catalog:    / amnhorg   Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistory Twitter:   / amnh   Tumblr:   / amnhnyc   Instagram:   / amnh   ***