For a century%2C the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation was propelled forward by an army of hunters and anglers whose license fees and excise taxes protected habitat and funded management for game animals they pursued. But with declining hunter numbers and shortfalls in funding%2C experts say a new 21st-century paradigm is needed to create monies that secure habitat and pay for management of both game and non-game species.  Photo courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service
For a century%2C the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation was propelled forward by an army of hunters and anglers whose license fees and excise taxes protected habitat and funded management for game animals they pursued. But with declining hunter numbers and shortfalls in funding%2C experts say a new 21st-century paradigm is needed to create monies that secure habitat and pay for management of both game and non-game species. Photo courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service