Quote of the day
The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.
Robert Michael Pyle

Born: July 19, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Robert Michael Pyle is a lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society. He has a Ph.D. in ecology and environmental studies from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; his dissertation focused on butterfly eco-geography.
Known for:
- Where Bigfoot walks (1995)
- Chasing Monarchs (1999)
- Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year (2010)
- Sky Time in Gray's River (2007)
- Walking the high ridge (2000)






