Dr. Valerius Geist
Dr. Valerius Geist
Dr. Valerius Geist was born on 1938 in Nikolajew, USSR, and is currently 75 years old. He is a prominent teacher in the field of wildlife biology, and is known for his support of game ranching. But, later he rejected the idea because it made an excuse for animal trafficking. His main area of studies is on ungulates. (ungulates are mammals who use the tips of their toes to keep their balance) (1)
Dr. Valerius Geist was born on 1938 in Nikolajew, USSR, and is currently 75 years old. He is a prominent teacher in the field of wildlife biology, and is known for his support of game ranching. But, later he rejected the idea because it made an excuse for animal trafficking. His main area of studies is on ungulates. (ungulates are mammals who use the tips of their toes to keep their balance) (1)
Studies
Geist received his PhD in zoology and ethology from the university of British Colombia, and his doctoral thesis was "On the behavior and evolution of American mountain sheep". (2)
Geist at the 2004 Wilderness Awards
Available from http://albertawilderness.ca/aboutus/wilderness-defenders-awards/2004-valerius-geist
"It is not the act of hunting or shooting that makes wolves and other predators weary, but
the confident, self-assured manners of armed persons." Dr. Geist on Wolves (3) |
Dr. Geist has written 16 books in total!(4)
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Awards and Accomplishments
Geist has won numerous awards such as the Wilderness defenders award in 2004, and is the only American hunter to get a professional membership in the Boone & Crockett Club. From 1977 he has taught at the University of Calgary. (4)
Studies on the Neanderthal Man
Geist did studies on the neanderthal man. When he was researching the bodies of the men, he noticed many bruises on their body. These bruises were similar to the bruises the rodeo riders have. From this, Geist theorized the neanderthal man lacked projectile weapons. Their way of killing large animals was to jump on the animal`s back and to stab it to death. (5)