Article begins (1942–2026) Barbara Richey MacRoberts, age 83, passed away peacefully at her residence in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 10, 2026. Barbara was born June 30, 1942, in Tucson, Arizona. She lived a long, full life in which she pursued many interests. She was surrounded by her friends in her final months. Barbara received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from the University of Arizona. At the University of Arizona, she met her future husband, Michael H. MacRoberts. They married on May 16, 1964, in London, England. In 1964, Barbara and Michael conducted a six-month study of Barbary apes in Gibraltar. A few years later, they conducted a three-year study of the social organization of acorn woodpeckers in California. From 1969 to 1971, they studied gulls in Cumbria, England, and titmice in Oxford, England. They conducted research and published articles on animal behavior and communication, sociology and philosophy in science, and especially botany and ecology.…