Interviewer
Wendy Hall
Files
Description
Richard Taber recalls how his admiration of Aldo Leopold inspired him to become a wildlife biologist. Taber discusses growing up in the San Francisco area as a young boy, and he talks about pursuing his undergrad at Berkeley before serving in the military during World War Two. He describes getting his master’s degree in Wisconsin after the war and then going back to Berkeley for his PhD. He talks about the Endangered Species act and how that created jobs and awareness in his field. Taber recalls the beginning of the Wildlife Department at the University of Montana and the different professors who taught there. Taber notes that the passage of the Wilderness Act and the Endangered Species Act increased awareness about wildlife biology and created jobs in the field. Taber describes his involvement in game management policies at Yellowstone National Park.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Environmental policy; Environmental politics; Endangered Species Act; Wildlife Research; University of Montana; Berkeley; Aldo Leopold; Fulbright; Pakistan; West Pakistan Agricultural University; Deer population; Boar population; Marmot population; World War, 1939-1945; Disease research, wildlife
Original Date
1-3-1992
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program Oral History Project, OH 276, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 276-007, 008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (25 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:32:20 minutes
Local Filename
OH_276_007_008.mp3; OH_276_007_008.pdf
Citation
Taber, Richard, "Richard "Dick" Taber Interview, January 3, 1992" (1992). University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program Oral History Collection. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/wildlifebiologyprogram_oralhistory/6