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Steve Herman clips 1 | 2 Cattle Grazing Increases Predation of Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Steven Herman, raised first in Pennsylvania and then in California, traces his passion for experiencing and protecting the natural environment to his childhood hunting and fishing adventures with his father. Later, as a college student, Herman’s views on environmental conservation were strongly influenced by professors Richard Mewaldt of San José State University and Aldo Starker Leopold of the University of California at Berkeley. Herman earned his PhD in zoology from the University of California at Davis in 1973 and has taught courses in ecology, natural history, and animal behavior at The Evergreen State College since 1971. Over the years, he has closely followed the management of livestock grazing at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge (both in Oregon), and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. He has also fought to protect habitat of the pygmy rabbit in Washington state. Steve Herman explains how cattle grazing at Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge increases the vulnerability of nesting birds to predation, and he comments on one approach of refuge managers to address this problem. Recorded in August 2004. This video is an excerpt from Steve Herman’s interview in Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching. |
