Can art protect wildlife? Actually, it has, we learned at the unique National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Thomas Moran’s paintings of mountains, canyons, and geysers helped convince Congress to establish Yellowstone as the United States’ first national park in 1872. Jackson Hole is the southern gateway to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. John Jacob Audubon’s portraits of birds helped inspire the formation of the Audubon Society in 1896, which helped prevent the slaughter of millions of water birds whose feathers were in high demand to decorate hats.
