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To: James Seagrove who wrote (240)	11/2/2018 6:48:03 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 853

I've never understood why some Americans feel so compelled to BS about America and claim credit for whatever they can. Do you feel that America is not great enough without the BS? I personally think there is plenty great about America that one does not need to create a baseless mythology. From your opening: Yellowstone Park, he explained, was the first wilderness to be set aside as a natural preserve anywhere in the world. In reality: Cultural practices that roughly equate to the establishment and maintenance of reserved areas for animals date back to antiquity, with King Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura establishing one of the world's earliest wildlife sanctuaries in the 3rd century BC. [1] ...The world's first modern nature reserve was established in 1821 by the naturalist and explorer Charles Waterton around his estate in Walton Hall, West Yorkshire. He spent £9000 on the construction of a 3 mile long, 9 ft tall wall to enclose his park from poachers. [3] He tried to encourage birdlife by planting trees and hollowing out trunks for owls to nest in.