Wilderness: Overview and Statistics

Hoover, Katie

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Wildlife;    Wildlife conservation;    Protection of wildlife;    Protection of animals;   

RP-ID  :  RL31447
RP-ID  :  RL31447_2015Jan12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In 1964, the Wilderness Act established a national system of congressionally designated areasto be preserved in a wilderness condition: “where the earth and its community of life areuntrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” This report provides a brief history of wilderness, describes what wilderness is, identifies permitted and prohibited uses in wilderness areas, and provides data on the 109.8 million acres of designated wilderness areas as of January 1, 2015.