On 21 April 2008 Michael Sylvester wrote:
> Do we consider Farley Mowat, Diane Forsee, and Robert 
>Ardrey in the same class as those Europeans like Goodal, 
>Eibl-Eibesfeldet (sp), Hans Haas, and Loremz and others?
>It would appear that the North Americans were not considered 
>as serious ethologists as the Europeans. Any reasons for that?

First, Robert Ardrey was not an ethologist. Second, I had to check out
Farley Mowat online, and it seems he was a conservationist rather than an
ethologist (I'm open to correction on that). Third, as far as I'm aware,
Diane Fosse is well regarded as an ethologist.

Allen Esterson
Former lecturer, Science Department
Southwark College, London
http://www.esterson.org

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