Solf story and pamphlet

I've finally updated my otter homepage to include the story of David Solf, and to once again make publicly available his original 1972 pamphlet on the natural history of otters. The latter is also available in PDF format.

I am truly ashamed it took me so long to do this. It was 18 years ago that I first promised Solf's sister that I would do what I could to make sure the scientific community learned about David's pioneering work with wild otters. Unfortunately, it required the news that Bettijane has terminal cancer to finally motivate me to fulfill my almost two-decade-old promise. It's shameful being so dilatory, it really is...

 

R.I.P.

I just found out that Bettijane Solf Boltmann passed away on October 28.

She never did get to read what I wrote about her brother.

Damn me to hell...