Adolph Murie was an environmentalist born in Minnesota on September 06, 1899. He was a renowned naturalist and conservationist, and his work has had a lasting impact on the field of ecology. His net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are well documented. He was a pioneer in the field of ecology and his work has been instrumental in the protection of wildlife and the preservation of natural habitats.
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💰Adolph Murie Net worth: $100K - $200K
Naturalist who studied wolves in their native Arctic habitat and became instrumental in the forming the Denali National Park and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. His book, A Naturalist in Alaska, won the John Burroughs Medal in 1963.
He was inspired to devote his life to the study of plants and animals after a visit to the Mount McKinley National Park in Alaska.
In the 1950s he led the opposition to a proposed highway and a tourist hotel in the interior of Mount McKinley National Park.
His half-brother Olaus directed the Wilderness Society, and championed with him the passage of the Wilderness Act.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which he helped established, was later supported by congressmen like Colorado Senator Mark Udall.
