Biography
He was the brother of Patrick.
He came with his parents to Vancouver Island in 1913.
He was a pioneer in application of science to the management and conservation of wildlife.
He earned a doctorate in vertebrate zoology at the University of California in 1935 and was appointed as a biologist at the BC Provincial Museum.
He was a Professor at UBC 1940-75.
In 1947 he co-authored A Review of the Bird Fauna of British Columbia.
He was the Acting Vice-President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
He was the President of the Wildlife Society.
He was the President of the Biological Coumcil of Canada.
He was the Chairman of the Canadian Environmental Advisory Council.
He was the Chancellor of the University of Victoria 1979-85.
He was the Chairman of the Canadian Committee on Whales and Whaling.
References
- The Canadian Encyclopedia (2nd ed.) Volume II Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers
- Campbell, R. Wayne, Neil Dawe, Ian McTaggart-Cowan, John Cooper, Gary Kaiser and Michael McNall (1990)
