A. Starker Leopold

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A. Starker Leopold (October 22, 1913 - August 23, 1983) was a noted American ecologist, forester, zoologist, conservationist and Professor of Zoology and Forestry at UC Berkeley (1946-78).

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Starker was the oldest son of Aldo Leopold and Estella Bergere Leopold. His siblings — Luna Leopold, Carl, Estella, and Nina — all made contributions to the conservation movement. Starker was Professor of Zoology and Forestry at UC Berkeley from 1946 to 1978. There he was Associate Director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (1958-65), Assistant to the Berkeley Chancellor (1960-63), and director of the Sagehen Creek Field Station (1965-78).

Starker Leopold wrote six books and more than 100 scientific papers. Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1970, he is probably best known for the Leopold Report, which he wrote with colleagues. He was a famously excellent teacher, beloved by students, admired by colleagues.

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Wildlife in Alaska (with F. F. Darling) (1953)
Wildlife of Mexico: The Game Birds and Mammals (1959)
The Desert (1961; Revised 1962; Series: LIFE Nature Library)
The California Quail (1977)
North American Game Birds and Mammals (1982) (with R. Guttierez and M. Bronson)