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Cool North Wind: Morley Nelson's Life With Birds of Prey
Cool North Wind Morley Nelson's Life With Birds of Prey Author:Stephen Stuebner, Stephen Steubner Morley Nelson is one of the driving forces behind the wildly successful worlwide effort to save birds of prey from extinction. His television work with Disney, John Denver, Nell Newman, Vanessa Redgrave and Marlin Perkins helped bring the plight of the world's raptors into the national consciousness and in doing so fueled subsequent conservation... more » efforts. His status among falconers and those concerned with the preservation of birds of prey is legendary. But his story is much more than this. A decorated member of the Army's 10th Mountain Division, Nelson was wounded during the 10th's famed assault on Nazi positions in Italy's Appenine Mountains. He has traveled the world advising and teaching school children, Saudi kings, presidents, politicians and Hollywood celebrities about the beauty and power of the birds of prey that he loves. He has worked intimately with American business to show that saving raptors can be good for business. Most importantly, he has contributed mightily to the preservation of one of our nation's most beautiful resources. Morley Nelson is indeed an American hero. This is his story.« less