Some of the finest minds in wildlife biology are working to insure that wolves recover their place atop the predator chain.
And forest service managers must be given training in wildlife biology, he said.
Dr. Estes found the wolf-woman parallel while studying wildlife biology, especially wolves.
He had an 11th-hour change of heart and ended up at Montana State, where he immersed himself in wildlife biology.
Scientists in the relatively new field of urban wildlife biology often talk about a species' "cultural carrying capacity."
Early in his career he worked briefly as a science reporter for The Times, returning more than three decades later to reporting on wildlife biology.
CSU was also the national center for wildlife biology, and she had done a minor in wildlife.
That early fascination with wriggling things led to undergraduate studies in wildlife biology at Iowa State University.
There are several majors including environmental sciences, environmental studies, forestry, natural resources, recreation management and wildlife biology.
"He has a wildlife biology and a natural resources protection background," said David Miller, Audubon's regional vice president.