Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Page One

Schaller, now 93 years old, is widely renowned as a pioneer of modern wildlife biology and conservation and has mentored three generations of conservationists worldwide. Despite leading an impactful life, Schaller managed to stay away from the watchful eye of the media for more than half a century. “I thought, how is it possible that no one has written this biography?” Horn said. “And then I found out when George turned me down.” It “took a long courtship” to finally get Schaller to trust her to tell his story … and to share everything with her: family photo albums, field journals and written correspondence dating back more than a century … Bozeman resident and world-renowned wildlife biologist Dale Miquelle, who led the longest-running field study on endangered Siberian tigers, commended Horn’s reporting, which involved combing through more than 20,000 pages of field notes and shelves of photo albums, and going into the field with Schaller twice.

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