Called by the Wild: The Autobiography of a Conservationist
ISBN: 9780520927407
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / University of California Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Dasmann -- Raymond F. 1919–; Conservationists -- United States -- Biography;

Full of disarming personal anecdotes, Dasmann's (Environmental Conservation) memoir is both an absorbing account of a pioneering career in environmental conservation and a charming love story. Born in 1919, his father a recent victim of the pandemic Spanish Flu, the author comes of age in San Francisco. He recalls his growing interest in the nascent fields of ecology and environmental biology, his active duty in the Pacific during World War II, and the many adventures of his 53-year marriage. As a member of the vanguard of scientists warning about human overpopulation and consequent depredation of the planet, the author speaks with an authority born of decades of study, university teaching, and active involvement in international agencies dedicated to husbanding the earth's natural resources. What distinguishes this writer from many of his environmentalist peers is his willingness to admit that he does not have all the answers to the vexing ecological questions of our times. Dasmann addresses the tension between environmental responsibility and human material desires without sanctimony, making this a winning memoir for anyone interested in ecology. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Dasmann Raymond :

Raymond F. Dasmann is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Among his many books and publications are Environmental Conservation (fifth edition 1984), Wildlife Biology (second edition 1981), California's Changing Environment (1981), and The Destruction of California (1965).


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