Doug Peacock (www.dougpeacock.net) is an American naturalist, outdoorsman, and author. He is best known for his book Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness, a memoir of his experiences in the 1970s and 1980s, much of which he spent alone in the wilderness of the western U.S. observing grizzly bears. He co-founded Save the Yellowstone Grizzly, Wildlife Damage Review, Vital Ground and Round River Conservation Studies. He serves as chairman of the board of directors for Round River, which works with indigenous people and governments in Namibia, Botswana, North, South and Central America to develop conservation strategies protecting and enhancing intact ecosystems. Round River has emerged as one of the most successful medium-sized conservation groups anywhere, having contributed to the preservation of more than 20 million acres of wilderness. Doug lives in Emigrant, Montana, and spends considerable time in the Sonoran Desert, southeast Utah and with the grizzlies of Glacier and Yellowstone national parks.
Resources:
www.dougpeacock.net
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly
The Mushroom Chronicles (Outside Magazine, 1992)
The Importance of Peacock by Jack Turner from his book The Abstract Wild.
Doug’s book recommendations:
Harrow (williams)
Bewilderment (Powers)
anything written by Terry Tempest Williams
photo credit: Doug Tompkins