As with all emotion-tinged issues, however, there is tendency to 

 overstate the case. Some journalists distort the status of American 

 wildlife in general, the steps needed to maintain wild populations, and 

 the actions required to reverse declines of species that really are 

 threatened. Because of such misinformation many interested persons get 

 the impression that all American wildlife is endangered. This view is 

 unsupported by facts. 



That man and his works have destroyed a number of species and 

 greatly reduced others that were abundant in early times is well-known. 

 Less well-known is the fact that many species, some of which were rare 

 in colonial times, are thriving today largely because of compatible 

 human influences on the environment, well designed private manage- 

 ment efforts, and sound state and federal wildlife management programs. 



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All wildlife is affected in one way or another by man. But man can 

 build as well as destroy. Of all of the creatures on earth, he is the only 

 one with the ability to tailor the abundance of most species to fit his 

 desires. With some birds and mammals this can be done with minimum 

 effort because human changes in the environment favor their increase or 

 their needs are not as critical. With others deliberate and often expen- 

 sive programs must be developed to maintain specific habitats. Actions 

 needed to save one species may be entirely different from those needed 

 to save a second. But all wild animals require adequate habitat to sustain 

 their populations and breeding stock from one year to the next. 



