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George Schaller has devoted his life to understanding and protecting Earth’s most feared and reviled creatures.
Three generations of scientists, many of whom now lead research and conservation across China, India, Pakistan, Mongolia, Iran and Brazil, got their first field experience alongside Schaller.
Schaller worked in 32 countries but dedicated himself above all to the wilds of Asia, rich in biodiversity but least attended to by Western science.
Over six decades, Schaller made the first field studies and championed conservation of the world’s most charismatic mammals. Many survive only thanks to his work.
Miriam Horn has lived her life between two worlds: coastal cities and the remote mountain west; conservation work with the US Forest Service and Environmental Defense Fund, and life as a writer and filmmaker.
Miriam Horn introduces her new book Homesick for a World Unknown and her fascination with field biologist George Schaller.
The first full biography of field biologist George Schaller, forthcoming 4/21/2026 from Penguin Press by Miriam Horn.
Miriam Horn has worked at the Environmental Defense Fund since 2004. Her 4th book, Homesick for a World Unknown, is the first full biography of field biologist George Schaller.
Miriam Horn challenged and brought into question assumptions about how we can save the environment. We so often point to ranchers, farmers and fisherman, the people who cultivate and raise our food, as being the enemy. Miriam discusses how we can find these unlikely allies who could shape the future our world forever and for the better.
Miriam Horn, author and Sundance Filmmaker, shares advice for filmmakers.