Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conferences
Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference: 2nd (1985)
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Date of this Version
September 1985
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The doctrine of State ownership of wildlife was a part of the body of English common law transplanted to these shores by the original English settlers. The Crown conveyed ownership of many natural resources, and included wildlife in the patents it issued to the proprietors of plantations and colonies. When the provinces became States, they inherited ownership of wildlife.