Although this postcard was printed with an address block, it was not mailed.
The name, “Jean Rea” is penciled lightly in the place of the addressee.
Because the same name appears on other postcards I acquired, I believe that Jean was the collector of the wildlife images.
This postcard is from the “Wildlife Postcard Series” of the National Wildlife Federation.
This organization promoted the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats through informative postcards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wildlife_Federation
We saw another example of the illustrated postcards (published 1939) from the National Wildlife Publishing Corporation of New York:
“Celebrating the Pintail Duck”.
These postcards were part of successful campaigns to protect wildlife through public education.
The NWF today prints magazines (“Ranger Rick”), greeting cards, T-shirts, newsletters, educational supplements, and other products for children and adults that promote conservation.
(We know that the numbers of pintail ducks increased dramatically through National Wildlife Federation efforts to preserve habitats.)
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In this postcard, we see a family of moose – the Latin name is “Alces Americanus”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose
The Bull is standing proudly at the edge of a forest, displaying his formidable height.
The female is lying in the grassy ground.
Fog shrouds the distant hills and trees in this Fall landscape.
The cow may be pregnant as Autumn is the mating season of the moose.
A printed tile identifies “Moose” and, in smaller letters, “Cow” and “Bull”.
The artwork is signed by the artist, W. J. Wilwerding.
Walter Joseph Wilwerding (1891-1966) spent most of his career in Minnesota – he was noted for his wildlife drawings and was a charter member of the Society of Animal Artists.
https://www.askart.com/artist/Walter_Joseph_Wilwerding/74737/Walter_Joseph_Wilwerding.aspx
The postcard was copyright in 1939.
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On the reverse, an formative blurb appears under the banner of “Restore, Protect, Conserve” – “America’s Wildlife Resources”.
Here we find details about the appearance, habitat range, diet and eating habits, of the moose.
The noose is not now endangered, but shares the risk of all wildlife in the north as climate warming changes forest composition and foliage dispersion.
