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A wildlife biologist who studied mountain goats and grizzlies in the Rockies, elephants in Africa, and whales in the world’s oceans, Doug Chadwick’s recent project took him to the Gobi desert in Mongolia.
December 13, 2016
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December 13, 2016 3:18 p.m.
TRACKING the DESERT BEAR
For the better part of the last five years, Doug Chadwickâs mornings began with the soft glow of the sun rising over the hard, tan earth of the Gobi desert. While his Mongolian colleagues slept, Chadwick would hike the hills and mountains alone before returning to camp for a breakfast of noodle soup with dried camel meat.