Denver Wildlife Research Center (DWRC)

Abstract Les Robinette began his career with Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) in 1943, and was there until 1953. From 1947-1953, he primarily worked on a study in Utah concerning the competition between big game and livestock on public lands. The project was managed cooperatively by the FWS, the Forest Service, the Fish and Game Department, and the Bureau of Land Management. In 1953, he transferred to a FWS field station in Salt Lake City. In 1958, he transferred again, this time to DWRC where he...

Abstract Don Zielesch reminisces about his past work in administration in the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), Wildlife Services at the Denver Wildlife Research Center. He shares his experiences of working for the Fish and Wildlife Services Predator and Rodent Control in Washington, D.C., for the Department of the Interior, and finally in the director's office as an administrative officer at the Denver Wildlife Research Center. Zielesch...