Alfred Lunt Gardner
U.S. zoologist (born 1937)
Alfred Lunt Gardner often referenced as Alfred L. Gardner (born November 10, 1937) is an American mammalogist.
Biography
Gardner is the son of Waldo J. and Ruth L. Gardner and has a twin brother. He spent his early childhood in Salem on Gallows Hill until the third grade. In 1947, his family moved to a farm in North Andover, Massachusetts. From 1949, he became interested in hunting and trapping, and as a freshman at Danvers High School in Danvers, Massachusetts, he sold his first pelt. In 1953, the family relocated to Tucson, Arizona. Initially, Gardner planned to skip high school to work in a supermarket, but his father demanded his weekly paycheck, prompting him to reconsider the value of education. He graduated from Tucson Senior High School in June 1955. In March 1955, he was drafted into the United States Army, serving with the 24th Tank Battalion, 96th Infantry Division. He completed basic training at Fort Ord, California, in June 1955, attended a tank summer camp at Camp Irwin in August, and in September 1955 enrolled at the University of Arizona to study wildlife management.
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