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Wilderness champion Dave Foreman said several times in his elder years: “If I could have lived anyone else’s life, it would have been George Schaller’s.”

rewilding.orgIn the Pantheon of Wildlife Heroes: Meet George SchallerBook review of Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller by Miriam Horn. Penguin Press, 2026. If there is a pantheon of wildlife heroes, Geo

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Rewilding Institute

@rewilding.org

23 Apr

Dave admired Schaller for his paradigm-shifting field research, intimate experiences with wild animals, adventures in remote places, & his success in protecting these remnant wildlife strongholds as parks and refuges. Tens of millions of acres are now designated protected areas because of Schaller.

buff.lyIn the Pantheon of Wildlife Heroes: Meet George SchallerBook review of Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller by Miriam Horn. Penguin Press, 2026. If there is a pantheon of wildlife heroes, Geo

Rewilding Institute

@rewilding.org

23 Apr

Homesick for a World Unknown is an extraordinarily engaging & eloquent biography of an extraordinarily effective conservation biologist. Whether you’ve been following George Schaller’s pioneering studies for half a century or have just learned of him, you will devour this book & admire its subject.