Wildlife biologist.
Bartholomew Willis O'Gara was born in Laurel, Neb., on 21 Mar. 1923. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1960. He earned his undergraduate degree from Montana State University, Bozeman in 1964 and received a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Montana in Missoula in 1968. From 1968 to 1992, O'Gara worked as a wildlife biologist for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service as the assistant leader and leader of the Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Montana. He was a Wildlife Professor Emeritus at The University of Montana, a founding Board Member of Conservation Force, and a member of the Wildlife Society. He died on 21 May 2003.
From the description of Bart W. O'Gara papers, 1964-2003. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 71130660
