Cliff Bampton’s career in wildlife management traces the origin of the profession. From graduate school dropout to chief of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s Division of Game, Bampton helped define modern wildlife management.
In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” host Katie Perkins sits down with long-time TWS member, Cliff Bampton. The conversation spans from his early adulthood experiences trapping black bears (Ursus americanus) in the Adirondack Mountains to his decades of experience at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Ducks Unlimited.
Despite the challenges he faced such as trouble in school, colorblindness, office politics and more, Bampton leaves a legacy rooted in hard work, compromise and cooperation.
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