Ludwig N. Carbyn

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Ludwig N. Carbyn
Born
Namibia, Africa
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Mount Allison,
University of Alberta,
University of Toronto
Known for Wolf ecology research and wildlife conservation
Scientific career
Fields Biology, Ecology, Conservation
Institutions Canadian Wildlife Service,
University of Alberta

Ludwig "Lu" Norbert Carbyn is an internationally recognized expert on wolf biology, [1] [2] a research scientist emeritus at the Canadian Wildlife Service, and an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. He has studied wolf ecology and behaviour in Canada since 1970, including pioneering research into the ecological role of wolves as predators in the Canadian Rocky Mountains as well as the wolf-bison ecosystem of Wood Buffalo National Park. On a Canadian Wildlife Service assignment in Jasper National Park, he became the first human to study wild wolves from within a wolf pack using habituation, a method of gaining insights into the biology of wolves portrayed in fiction by Farley Mowat's popular book and film, Never Cry Wolf . [1]

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Carbyn has conducted research on the ecology of various species of canids in Poland, Portugal, and throughout North America, and was the chairman of the successful Canadian Swift Fox Reintroduction program Recovery Team from 1989 to 1993. [3] He has published six books and numerous articles about wolves, including The Buffalo Wolf - Predators, Prey and the Politics of Nature (2003, Smithsonian Books) which was distinguished as "Best of the Year - Wildlife" in 2004 by the Canadian Geographic magazine. [4] In 2013, Carbyn received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for services to wildlife conservation in Canada. [5]

Career

From 1967 to 1997, Carbyn worked as a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. Since 2008, he has been an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta. He has authored, co-authored, and edited five books and has published more than 100 scientific papers. His early research focused on avian population studies, and while on educational leave from government service, he completed his doctoral dissertation at the University of Toronto on wolf-ungulate systems in Jasper National Park.

Carbyn continues to write and lecture extensively about habitat protection and its importance in maintaining biodiversity. He advocates for the concept of "The Power of The Individual" (POTI) as a key driver in shaping future conservation ethics. He has demonstrated this commitment by donating land to EALT for conservation purposes. See Lu Carbyn Nature Sanctuary.

Early life

Lu Carbyn was born in Namibia (southern Africa) to parents of German heritage living on a cattle ranch. His family immigrated to Canada in 1953. Exposure to natural settings on three continents has sparked his lifelong interest in discovery and adventure in nature.

Education

Selected Publications

References

  1. 1 2 Holubitsky, J. (1999) "Dancing with wolves: The man who dared to go amid the pack". Edmonton Journal. 5 September 1999.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, A. (1998) "Snowmobile hunt claims hundreds of wolves. Biologists worried about impact of subarctic slaughter." The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario. 26 February 1998.
  3. ↑ Fish and Wildlife Historical Society. (2005) Fish, Fur & Feathers: Fish and Wildlife Conservation in Alberta 1905-2005., p. 338. Federation of Alberta Naturalists, Edmonton. ISBN   0969613474.
  4. ↑ Canadian Geographic. (2004) "Best of the year." Canadian Geographic, Ottawa, Ontario. 124(3): 127.
  5. ↑ Government of Alberta. "Diamond Jubilee Medal" Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 22 February 2013.
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