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Halfpenny, James Carson was born on January 23, 1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Donald Frazier and Dorothy (Carson) Halfpenny.
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A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America
(Animal tracks in the snow of the mountain forest, in the ...)
Animal tracks in the snow of the mountain forest, in the mud along a streambank, or in the sand of the desert are much more than footprints. James Halfpenny’s Field Guide will allow the nature lover to satisfy his or her curiosity by identifying the animal that left the prints. But identification is only the beginning of a fascinating activity: interpretation is the rewarding goal of this book. With it anyone can be a nature detective, able to reconstruct the behavior of mammals from mice to moose. Tracks tell stories and the user of this book can read them. Based on field research, much of it the author’s own, the book brings the amateur naturalist the latest information on animal gaits and the interpretation of scat.
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James Carson Halfpenny
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James Carson Halfpenny, American Scientist, educator, author. Achievements include classification of mammal tracks into gait patterns; interpretation of mammal trails; research on nutrient inputs fromaeolian insects into the alpine tundra, on alpine disturbance from vole population irruption, and on long-term variability in subnivean environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Wyoming, 1969; Master of Science, U. Wyoming, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Colorado, 1980.
Career
Various positions with government conservation agys., parks and university conservation programs, since 1966;
coordinator long-term ecological research program, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1980-1991. Research associate Institute Arctic and Alpine Research, U. Colorado, 1980-1987, 92, fellow, 1987-1991, affiliate, since 1991. Instructor Teton Science School, Kelly, Wyoming,1980-, affiliate, since 1992, Aspen (Colorado) Center for Environmental Studies, since 1984, Yellowstone (Wyoming) Institute, since 1984, Rocky Mountain Nature Association, 1987, 90, 92.
President A Naturalist's World, Boulder, since 1985. Staff trainerColo. Division Wildlife, 1979, 83, 91, science advisor 1982-1985. Staff trainer Yellowstone National Park, 1985-1986, 88, Grand Teton National Park, 1990, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1992.
Grant proposal review board National Science Foundation, since 1984, National Geography Science, since 1984. Trustee Thorne Ecological Institute, Boulder, 1982-1984. Member Indian Peaks Wilderness Area Advisory Panel, Boulder, 1982-1986, others.
Speaker mammal tracking, alpine and winter ecology, Republic of China's endangered wildlife.
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A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America
(Animal tracks in the snow of the mountain forest, in the ...)
- A FIELD GUIDE TO MAMMAL TRACKING.
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A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America
Membership
Member science advisory panel EOP program U. Colorado, 1982-1984. Member science county Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Board advisors Teton Science School, Moran, 1985-1989.
Board directors National Outdoor Leadership School, Lander, Wyoming, 1975-1980,chairman, 1978-1979. With United States Naval Reserve, 1969-1971, Vietnam. Fellow The Explorer Club.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ecological Society American, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Mammalogists, International Society Cryptozoology, Southwestern Association Naturalists, N.W. Science Association, Colorado-Wyoming Academy Science, Organisation Biological Field Stations, Science Council Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Sigma Xi.
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American
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Decorated Navy Achievement medal with combat "v", Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with palm (Republic Vietnam). Recipient Roosevelt Memorial grantAm. Museum Natural History, 1979, Walker Van Riper grant U.Colo., 1979, Kathy Lichty Fund grant U. Colorado, 1979, Book Plate award Denver Public Library. Friends Foundation.Decorated Navy Achievement medal with combat "v", Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with palm (Republic Vietnam). Recipient Roosevelt Memorial grantAm. Museum Natural History, 1979, Walker Van Riper grant U.Colo., 1979, Kathy Lichty Fund grant U. Colorado, 1979, Book Plate award Denver Public Library.
Friends Foundation.