For Love of Wildness: The Journal of A U.S. Game Management Agent
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555662641 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"For Love of Wildness" is Terry Grosz’s eagerly anticipated sequel to the stories he told in his first book, "Wildlife Wars." Picking up where he left off, Grosz, who was a conservation officer for California and the U.S. Grosz’s stories are action-packed, yet always infused with his love of wildlife and the great outdoors, and he makes the urgent point in his book, as he did in his career, that our failure to protect our fragile natural resources is the same as stealing from our children and our children’s children. "Having been unable to put the first book down until the last shot was fired and the last poacher was clapped in irons, I’m eagerly awaiting more—from the safety of a reading lamp." —Ed Dentry, Denver Rocky Mountain News. Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 30 years, begins this new book with his move from the state to the federal level, where the cases are often bigger and more complex
The Fish & Wildlife Foundation presented him with the Guy Bradley Award in 1989, and in 1995 he received the Conservation Achievement Award for Law Enforcement from the National Wildlife Federation. He then joined the U.S. After that, he was promoted to Senior Resident Agent and placed in charge of North and South Dakota for two years, followed by three years as Senior Special Agent in Washington, D.C., with the Endangered Species Program, Division of Law Enforcement. He was a California State Fish and Game Warden, based first in Eureka and then Colusa, from 1966 to 1970. About the Author Terry Grosz earned his bachelor’s degree in 1964 and his master’s in wildlife management in 1966 from Humboldt State College in California. Game Management Agent and Special Agent until 1974. Fish & Wildlife Service, and served in California as a U.S. His first book, "Wildlife Wars," was published in 1999. Fish & Wildlife Ser
Ducks, ducks, and more darned ducks Arthur Digbee This is the second book in a series of memoirs by game warden Terry Grosz. I really enjoyed the first book, in which he began as a California Game Warden. There he confronted a wide range of wildlife problems, from abalone fishing to steelhead and salmon poachers, endangered Tule elk, deer, and interstate shipment of illegally harvested items. Grosz is a born raconteur, and the variety made the previous book lively. "For anyone with interest in wildlife and conservation issues" according to Midwest Book Review. Terry Grosz was a conservation officer for the California and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for more than thirty years. His first memoir, Wildlife Wars, covered his early life. For Love Of Wilderness: The Journal Of A U.S. Game Management Agent begins with his move from the state to the federal levels, where his cases were bigger and more complex. Grosz's stories are as infused with his love of wildlife and en. A True Professional John Tate After reading Mr. Grosz' first book, Wildlife Wars, I couldn't wait to get his next one. For Love of Wildness exceeded my expectations and now I am looking forward to reading his new book.The main reason I found it so enjoyable is because the passion with which the Mr. Grosz conducted himself while carrying out his profession comes through in his writing. I felt like I was right beside him during his adventures.For
Game Management Agent and Special Agent until 1974. Fish & Wildlife Service, and served in California as a U.S. While in Washington, he also served as a foreign liaison officer. Terry Grosz earned his bachelor’s degree in 1964 and his master’s in wildlife management in 1966 from Humboldt State College in California. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Meritorious Service Award in 1996, and Top Ten Awards in 1987 as one of the top ten employees (in an agency of