Charles Alexander Sheldon

Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park".[1] He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri Indians[2] in Sonora, Mexico, who knew him as "Maricaana Caamla" (American hunter).[3] Another favorite haunt was the lakes and rivers which later became Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia where Sheldon built a cabin at Beaverskin Lake.[4]

In December 1905, Sheldon was elected member of the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887.[5] The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Nevada is named in Sheldon's honor.

Bibliography
  • The Wilderness of the North Pacific Coast Islands
  • The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon
  • The Wilderness of Denali

References
  1. The National Parks: America's Best Idea, by Ken Burns. 2009 Sept. 29. PBS TV
  2. The Wilderness of Desert Bighorns & Seri Indians, 1979, The Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, Phoenix
  3. Mary B. Moser & Stephen A. Marlett, 2010, Comcaac quih Yaza quih Hant Ihiip hac: Diccionario Seri-Español-Inglés, Hermosillo & Mexico City, Universidad de Sonora & Plaza y Valdés Editores, p. 442
  4. "Jim Cyr, "Exploring Family Foundations At Kejimkujik"". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  5. "Boone and Crockett Club Archives".


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