Description:
A wildlife biologist's compelling, dramatic, and detailed accounts describe forty years of transformative research on Pacific Northwest bears, deer, elk, and moose, trace the evolution of the field, and highlight how different the work is today.
Brief description:
Scott McCorquodale spent forty years as a professional wildlife biologist, nearly all of it in Washington state. He has B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Montana and an M.S. degree from the University of Washington. He did field research on grizzly and black bears, mule deer, black-tailed deer, Rocky Mountain and Roosevelt elk, and moose, working in both government agency and Native American wildlife program contexts. He has published more than twenty-five peer-reviewed scientific papers, several book chapters, numerous agency reports, and several popular magazine articles.
Review Quotes:
"Wild animals do not give up their secrets easily and McCorquodale shows just how much work--and danger--is involved in our quest to conserve wild things and the landscapes they rely on. This is a collection of well-written and exciting stories to chronicle one man's efforts to chase down these secrets and make meaningful contributions that will benefit future generations."
--Jim Heffelfinger, Wildlife Science Coordinator, Arizona Game & Fish Department and Chair of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Mule Deer Working Group