Mel Sunquist, field biologist and mentor to generations of conservationists

Mongabay
Jun 28, 2026, 7:37 pm107 ptsTrending
In the 1970s, studying wild tigers still involved more nerve than equipment. A biologist could not rely on camera traps, GPS collars, or satellite-linked data. To understand where a tiger went, what it killed, how far it ranged, and how its territory overlapped with others, someone had to follow it through…

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