Talk:George Schaller

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Date	Process	Result
October 21, 2007	Good article nominee	Listed

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snow leopard

I saw a show on PBS or discovery channel within the past two years or so in which a team including several westerners observed and photographed snow leopards in the wild, so I think that part of the article is no longer true. -- Akb4 09:11, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've clarified in the article: "Schaller is one of only two Westerners known to have seen a snow leopard in Nepal between 1950 and 1978." so this is no longer an issue. Ariel♥Gold 02:47, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article

I'm putting this up for GA status: Doing a little run down of the criteria for my own reference here:

It is well written.
Y I think so.

(a) the prose is clear and the grammar is correct;
Y I believe so.

(b) it complies with the manual of style
Y I believe so.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
Y Yes - In-line citations, no original research.
It addresses the major aspects of the topic;
Y Yes
It is neutral
Y Yes
It is stable
Y Yes
It is illustrated
Y Yes - Image is from Commons (uploaded in 2005), and has been reviewed for licensing info.

I'll look forward to any additional issues I've overlooked, and thank you for taking the time to review this article! Ariel♥Gold 03:04, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't there be a section on the honors and awards he has received? --Agüeybaná 02:35, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as they are covered in the infobox, I thought that would be redundant. Should I add the section in anyway? Ariel♥Gold 02:41, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I feel it would be appropriate, but certainly not entirely necessary. The article is great. If you can find specific information on why he received each award, please add a new section. But, if you can't, then don't. As you said, it would be redundant to just list the awards all over again. --Agüeybaná 02:45, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DUHHHHHH Just smack me, for some reason I didn't close a ref tag, and that whole section that was there already, was hidden, lol. I fixed it. Take a look now. Ariel♥Gold 03:15, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article Review

This is how I believe this article compares to the six Good Article criteria:

1. Well written?:

Good prose, and no major grammatical mistakes, although I think all the one-sentence paragraphs in the "Conservation career" section could be joined...

2. Factually accurate?:

All claims sourced.

3. Broad in coverage?:

All major points presented.

4. Neutral point of view?:

All major views presented.

5. Article stability?

No recent edit wars or content disputes.

6. Images?:

Free image with all documentation OK.

Passed. Feel free to take it to Good Article reassessment if you disagree. Great work! :-) --Agüeybaná 18:38, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

YAY! Thanks for reviewing it, Aguey! (And for helping me figure out my silly mistake above about the Awards section, lol.) Ariel♥Gold 20:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Indianapolis Prize

George Shaller was awarded The Indianapolis Prize on Sept. 27, 2008 [1]Wizzyliz (talk) 00:53, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thanks for that, I'll get it into the article :) Ariel♥Gold 01:56, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Deer and the Tiger

A lot of Indian conservationists refer to Scahller's seminal book based on his field work, "The Deer and the Tiger:A study of the Wildlife in India". If you could please introduce a paragraph on that in your article.. He was the first to closely study the tiger on its own grounds, the prey it ate and the space it would require to survive. He helped the world understand the tiger scientifically.

Thanks, Vaijyanti (talk) 05:28, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Matthiessen and Schaller

Did Matthiessen accompany Schaller in the field for The Tree Where Man Was Born (1972)? Did that begin their relationship? The subsequent Snow Leopard episode makes this seem notable. --P64 (talk) 16:11, 7 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Personal Life

Does Dr. Schaller have a personal life? I read The Year of the Gorilla, which contained a chapter written by his wife. J S Ayer (talk) 16:32, 9 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bibliography

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

There are two books missing from the bibliography:

Schaller. (2020). Into Wild Mongolia. Yale University Press. ISBN: 9780300246179

Schaller. (2014). Deki: The Adventures of a Dog and a Boy in Tibet. Hachette India. ISBN: 9789350098479 Pengirl555 (talk) 17:23, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Closing what appears to have been implemented. PK650 (talk) 06:09, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]