george born american biologist author recognized world field biologist studying wildlife africa asia south_america born berlin grew germany moved missouri teen vice president serves chairman renowned ceo senior zoo based early life received degree went obtain phd fellow department stanford_university served research associate department served research associate research animal behavior animal behavior served coordinator center field biology conservation replaced served director mountain research traveled study live mountain little known life wild publication ecology behavior conveyed general public profoundly intelligent gentle contrary common beliefs recounted epic year study year provides broader historical perspective efforts save nearest relatives brink extinction american zoologist assistance society followed ground breaking field research mountain instrumental public perception establishing deep compassion social intelligence evident closely behavior parallels humans looks eyes intelligent gentle vulnerable remain unchanged gap human know lives recognize ancient connection conservation career wife traveled live conducted studies social behavior movement africa big cats work tree man born author described single minded easy know went stern takes hard eyed look lean intent snow leopard wrote time considered world finest field biologist fall went remote region miles inside area occupied people culture ethnicity study blue sheep possibly glimpse elusive snow leopard animal rarely spotted wild known seen snow leopard accompanying trip result trip wrote snow leopard detailing accounts travels research won national book awards referred book late 1970s spent time brazil studying jaguar animals region wife traveled china region study giant permitted enter remote region sought notion population declining natural bamboo die offs instead found popularity leading frequent capture biggest threat population found evidence originally underwent evolutionary change accommodate diet bamboo difficult digest reducing competition animals food research population increased wild percent time china hand cards wildlife hunters read beings punishment life dear comparing oneself kill cause kill spent time china spent home connecticut scientists uncover rare forest dwelling later year rediscovered vietnamese pig thought extinct located herd red deer thought extinct returned found wildlife area rebounded trip region significantly wild population estimated individuals grown obviously dedicated successful effort protecting wildlife wrote letter worked researching rare population declined trophy hunting exotic wool working authorities helped protect breeding grounds mountains worked pakistan afghanistan china develop new peace park protect miles habitat largest wild sheep species polo sheep danger impressive spiral horns measure feet length sheep sought trophy international hunters research play important role park creation conservation results work conservation resulted protection large stretches area amazon brazil hindu pakistan forests southeast_asia work parks preserves worldwide established including alaska world significant wildlife miles triple size america largest wildlife refuge called ambitious attempts arrest natural ecosystems new_york_times research prominent scientists argue reports worthy study los_angeles_times story described expressed disapproval scientists examine evidence write hoax myth don think fair article said troubled remains uncovered samples found allow dna testing notes sightings years throw percent ought explanation rest think hard eyed look absolutely essential publications written books african asian mammals including study predator prey relations based studies supported long term observations species natural habitats written hundreds magazine articles dozens books scientific articles tigers wild sheep goats decades field research helped shape wildlife protection efforts world awards conservation honors include fellowship gold medal contributions understanding conservation endangered species awarded tyler prize environmental achievement recipient fellowship literary honors include september received work animal conservation
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