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Aldo Starker Leopold
Aldo Starker Leopold
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A Starker Leopold was born in Burlington, Iowa, on October 22, 19 ~ 3, the oldest son of Aldo Leopold and EstelIa Bergere Leopold.
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The two undertook an ecological reconnaissance of Alaska to assess the current and potential impact of economic growth and technology on the natural resources of that territory, with particular reference to big game. Together they spent four months traveling, observing, and conducting interviews sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and the Conservation Foundation.
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first addressed the problem of wilcIlife management in the national parks, examining goals, policies, and methods of national wildlife management: "The goal of managing the national parks and monuments should be to preserve, or where necessary to recreate, the ecological scene as viewed by the first European visitors. As part of this scene, native species of wild animals should be present in maximum variety and reasonable abundance.
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Game removal by shooting should be conducted under the complete jurisdiction of qualified park personnel and solely for the purpose of reducing animals to preserve park values. Recreational hunting is an inappropriate and nonconforming use of the national parks and monuments." (1963,1, p.
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In many localities refuges are the only land units devoted solely to wildlife preservation, and thus offer unique possibilities for continuous research and ecologic education." (1968,4, p.
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It sets a pattern that other Latin American countries might well strive to emulate."2 In order that it could be used in Latin America, Leopold's book was translated into Spanish in 1965 by Luis Macias ArelIano and Ambrosio Gonzales Cortes. It is a landmark publication for conservation in Mexico and Latin America.
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Although his father, AIdo Leopold, was a leader of considerable prominence in the field of wildlife ecology, Starker did not seek to trade on his father's name. Earning his own achievements and honors, he yet benefitted considerably from the education he received from his father,
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and Sarah Leopold, survive him. Ecologists anct wildlife scientists universally and particularly his fellow members of the National Academy honorec} Starker LeopoIcI, the kind of scientist who enhances the credibility of science.
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Consultant on Research Policy, Tanzania National Parks 1969-1970 Chairman, Committee to Appraise the Program of the Missouri Conservation Commission 1969 Advisory Committee, Lawrence Hall of Science 1968-1972 Chief Scientist and Chairman, Advisory Committee, National Park Service 1968 Knapp Professorship, University of Wisconsin 1967-1983 Board of Advisors, National Wildlife Federation 1965-1969 Consultant, California Water Quality Control Board 1964 President, Board of Governors, Cooper Ornithologi cal Society 1964 Advisory Trustee, Alta Bates Hospital Association 1962-1968 Chairman, Wildlife Management Advisory Commit tee, appointed by Secretary of the Interior Stewart L Udall 1960 President, Northern Division, Cooper Ornithological Society 1959-1966 President, California Academy of Sciences 1957-1958 President, Wildlife Society 1956-1983 Member of Science Council and Board of Trustees, California Academy of Sciences 1955-1960 Vice President and Member of the Board of Direc tors, Sierra Club 1955 -1959 Editorial Board, Sierra Club Bulletin 1954-1957 Council Member, Wilderness Society 1954-1956 Board of Governors, Nature Conservancy 1948-1966 Editorial Board, Pacific Discovery
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246 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS 1947 Guggenheim Fellow 1959 Fellow, American Ornithologists' Union 1959 Wildlife Society Publication Award 1964 Department of Interior Conservation Award 1965 Aldo Leopold Medal of the Wildlife Society 1966 Audubon Society Medal 1969 1970 1970 1974 Honorary Member, the Wildlife Society Member, National Academy of Sciences California Academy of Sciences Fellows Medal Winchester Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Professional Wildlife Management 1978 Berkeley Citation, University of California 1979 Wildlife Society Publication Award 1980 American Institute of Biological Sciences, Distinguished Service Award 1980 Occidental College, Honorary Doctoral Degree 1980 Edward W Browning Award for Conserving the Environment, Smithsonian Institution and the New York Community Trust
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19 pp. 1943 Results of wild turkey management at Caney Mountain Refuge, 1940 to 1943.
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Review of Trippensee, Wildlife Management of Upland Game and General Principles. Calif.
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Pough, Audubon Water Bird Guide.
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The predator in wildlife management. Sierra Club.
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Wildlife management in the national parks. Report of the Advisory Board on Wildlife Management.
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I., 33: 168-72. Optimum utilization of East African range resources.
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Arusha: Tanzania National Parks, 15 pp. What lies ahead in wildlife conservation.
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1975 Ecosystem Deterioration Under Multiple Use. Wild Trout Management Symposium, Yellowstone National Park.
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North American Game Birds and Mammals. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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