There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Continued... John and Frank had been nature boys since their early days growing up in Washington, D.C. Though their home and family were definitely upper middle class, the two Craighead boys could always be found in the woods, studying frogs and snails and fish and birds. When it came time for college, they enrolled at Pennsylvania State University. "They didn't have any wildlife programs in any of the colleges at the time," John told me. "Frank and I chose biology as our major. Exactly what that meant as far as a career went, we didn't know." During that time both young men wrestled at the collegiate level, developing their upper body strength. They didn't know it at the time, but even their sport was preparing them for their careers, especially when they were forced to hastily climb a tree to avoid a confrontation with a grizzly.