Michael Ellman Soulé[1] (May 28, 1936 – June 17, 2020)[2] was an American biologist, known for his work in promoting the idea of conservation biology.
Soulé was born in San Diego, California, the son of Berenice (Ellman) and Herman Herzoff.
His Ph.D. thesis of 167 pages was entitled: Evolution and population phenetics of the side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana and its relatives) on the islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
[3] He served on the board of Round River Conservation Studies and the Wildlands Network.
Soulé co-edited with Gary Lease a book of essays titled Reinventing nature?