9 4 9 , ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁deb il it ating ▁stroke ; ▁he ▁is ▁buried ▁on ▁A very ▁Island . ▁Today , ▁Jung le ▁Gard ens ▁and ▁Bird ▁City ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁ha vens ▁for ▁bird ▁and ▁plant ▁species ; ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destin ations . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁nearly ▁ ▁of ▁coast al ▁mar sh land ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁set ▁aside ▁as ▁wild f ow l ▁ref ug es ▁continue ▁to ▁exist ▁as ▁state ▁wild life ▁areas . ▁ ▁Mc Il hen ny ' s ▁illustrated ▁and ▁written ▁documentation ▁of ▁plant ▁and ▁animal ▁life ▁on ▁A very ▁Island ▁was ▁don ated ▁as ▁a ▁collection ▁to ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University . ▁The ▁E . ▁A . ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁Collection ▁of ▁natural ▁history ▁books ▁at ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁John ▁A very ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁ ▁Walter ▁S . ▁Mc Il hen ny ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 9 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁of ▁food ▁industry ▁companies ▁Category : American ▁conservation ists ▁Category : American ▁environmental ists ▁Category : American ▁hun ters ▁Category : American ▁expl or ers ▁Category : American ▁nature ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁natural ists ▁Category : American ▁orn ith olog ists ▁Category : Ex pl or ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁I ber ia ▁Par ish , ▁Louisiana