Sculptured Wildlife Decor, Cabin Decor, Lodge Decor and Rustic Decor for the Home, Cabin, Lodge and

v>wisely for food, clothing, tools and weapons. As man
became more intelligent he discovered agriculture and
From the beginning, mankind used his resources wiselylivestock management. Man then began to kill animals
to sustain life. There came a time when we crossedthat preyed on his livestock and foraged in his crops.
that fine line of necessity and the slaughter of animalsHence, the decimation of wildlife began. The elimination
and environmental pollution got out of control. The skillsof animal species can be tracked as far back as the
and technology we have today to make sculptured artNorth American Mastodon. Man kept getting more
so real to life, makes trophy hunting backwards andintelligent. He was beginning to notice that by eliminating
unnecessary.a species of animal, was causing him to have
The cardinal is the most recognized bird in the Unitedproblems with other animals. He realized the cost of his
States. Seven States recognize the Cardinal as theirintervention to try to fix one problem far out weighed
state bird. These beautiful birds are non-migratory andthe benefits. The slaughter continued, not only were
are found from the southeastern U.S. into Southanimals killed for food but for their hide, fur, trophy and
America. They range west to Arizona and north intoeven for aphrodisiac. They were killed, stuffed and
southern Canada. In the 1800`s they were sought aftermounted on walls for cabin decor, lodge decor, wildlife
birds, caged and sold for their song and beauty. Theydecor and rustic decor.
were also stuffed and mounted on walls as wildlifeFor the remainder of this article, I refer to North
decor, cabin decor, lodge decor and to enhance theAmerica. Man kept getting smarter and the Industrial
rustic decor of the dwelling. This practice stopped withRevolution evolved. Man began building dams to
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. They feed onharness electricity to power textile mills and
seeds from weeds, insects and a variety of berries.manufacturing plants. Mills and manufacturing plants
The male is 8.5 to 9 inches in length, brilliant red on itsrose up everywhere. People loved it, textile mills and
breast and a duller red on its wings and tail. It has amanufacturing meant jobs. Jobs put food on the table,
prominent crest on top of its head. Its conical beak isclothed their family and put a roof over their head. As
red along with its legs and feet. The face has a blacktime went on pesticides emerged and were a miracle
mask surrounding the eyes and extends under thefix for harmful and destructive insects and rodents.
chin. The male was favored over the female for cabinCrops were becoming plentiful and with the advent of
decor, lodge decor, rustic decor and wildlife decorveterinary medicines, livestock diseases began to
because of its bright colors.wane. Come the turn of the Twentieth Century man
The female is slightly smaller in size. Its crest and bodywas doing alright for himself. Plenty of food, shelter,
is grey to brown in color with red in its wings and tail.running water, electricity and with the advent of
The mask around its eyes is lighter in color. Oftenappliances, chores were a lot easier. With more
shown on walls with the male for cabin decor, lodgemoney available man began to decorate the interior of
decor, wildlife decor and rustic decor.their homes. Up on the walls went cabin decor, lodge
The nesting material is grasses and takes the shapedecor, wildlife decor, rustic decor, fish, pictures,
of a bowl. There is 3 to 4 eggs in a nest, they are lightornaments, clocks, and mirrors.
blue with grey/brown dots. The nests are usuallyWhat man did not understand, or at least had a blind
constructed in areas of dense thicket three to eighteye to, was the adverse affects of all this progress.
feet off the ground. The nests and eggs were alsoThe building of dams to harness electricity stopped
brought into the home for cabin decor, lodge decor,anadromous fish such as salmon, smelt and shad, from
wildlife decor and rustic decor. All the juveniles look likereturning to their spawning grounds. Textile and
the female. When they are mature enough to leavemanufacturing plants were polluting the waterways by
the nest they molt and the male juveniles take on theemitting their by-products back into the rivers. The
bright red color.misuse of pesticides added to the pollution problem
With the advent of porcelain and other materials it hasand got into the food chain and eliminated some
made it possible to decorate your dwelling withspecies of birds and animals, it nearly wiped out the
sculptures of wildlife decor, cabin decor and lodgebald eagle. This caused insects and other pests that
decor for that rustic decor look.these eliminated species kept in check to get out of
What inspired me to do this research was my verycontrol. We began to open our eyes to our own
first sighting in my New Hampshire backyard. It wasdemise and organizations like the Audubon Society
the first cardinal I had ever seen in the wild. After beingformed to promote interest in birdlife. In 1946 the
in this world for nearly 60 years and seeing picturesNational Wildlife Federation was formed for the benefit
throughout the media, I recognized the crest on theof wildlife and laws like the Federal Insecticide
head. We normally see brown sparrows, crows andFungicide Rodenticide Act governs the use of
grey squirrels. I wanted to show my wife but shepesticides, just to name a few.
wasn't to be found without yelling. This first cardinal IAs successful as we have become and as intelligent
saw was the female. The very next day the femaleas we are, we still develop problems with progress but
came again, this time with the male. It was anwe are learning to study the downside first and not
awesome sight. Both were sounding off with theirmove ahead too fast. We have learned to recycle,
cheep, cheep, cheep, song. Being a wildlife buff I dugcontrol pesticides, curb pollution, manage wildlife, and of
into my encyclopedia and other media on the internetcourse, there is room for improvement. We still can do
for this research. Its no wonder bird lovers adorn thea lot more for wildlife. Put sculptured wildlife decor,
walls of their home or workplace with cabin decor,cabin decor, lodge decor and rustic decor on the wall
lodge decor atinstead of stuffed animals.
Sources:As individuals we can do our small share to help. We
Encyclopedia Americanacan put trash in its proper place, recycle used oils,
Web site, Cornell Lab on Ornithologysolvents and paints so that they do not get land filled
Web site, New Hampshire Televisionand end up in our ground water. Read the entire label
Web site, Wikipedia Foundation, The Freeon pesticide containers before using. These are just a
Encyclopedia.few things we can do to help. We can teach our
From the beginning, mankind used his resources wiselychildren to respect the great outdoors by carrying
to sustain life. There came a time when we crossedback litter from their snacks. Not to shoot animals and
that fine line of necessity and the slaughter of animalsrelease fish they do not use for food. Trophy killing is
and environmental pollution got out of control. Over thestill practiced today. People shoot animals, have them
past century we began to see the destruction westuffed and mount them on the wall. I find nothing
were causing from our own progress and laws andwrong with hunting for food but I do feel that killing
organizations came to be. Progress continues, as itanimals for the sole purpose of putting them on the
should, to keep up with the demand of times. We havewall is wrong.
turned the corner to cleansing our own blight but weThe skills and technology we have today to make
have a long way to go.sculptured art so real to life, makes trophy hunting
Checks and balances have kept wildlife flora andbackwards and unnecessary. So go ahead and adorn
fauna under control for hundreds of thousands ofyour walls with wildlife decor, cabin decor, lodge decor
years. When man came on the scene, he used wildlifeand rustic decor but make it artificial.