W.O. "Bill" Nelson oral history transcript

W.O. "Bill" Nelson oral history transcript
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W.O. "Bill" Nelson oral history interview as conducted by Jerry Grover and Bob Ruesink. At one time in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Predator and Rodent Control Program was the single largest budget item of the Service and employed more than half of all Service employees, and all the Regional Directors had their beginnings in this program. W.O. "Bill" Nelson from his earliest days working in the field of wildlife resources was part of this effort. Organization: FWS Name: W.O. (Bill) Nelson Years: 1948-1980 Program: Regional Director, Southwest Region Keywords: History, Biography, Predator control, Rodents, Biological control, Biologists (USFWS)
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