Charles Henry Douglas Clarke
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Charles Henry Douglas Clarke was a Canadian forester and zoologist.[1][2]
He was born in 1909 in Kerwood, Ontario, and earned a degree in Forestry, and went on to earn a PhD in zoology.[1] He was tasked to perform a wildlife survey, north of Lake Superior.
In 1936 he was part of an expedition to the region of the Thelon River, in the eastern Northwest Territories.[1] It was there he conducted the research for his best known publication A Biological Investigation of the Thelon Game Sanctuary.
In 1977 he was recognized with an Aldo Leopold Award.[2]
The Canadian Section of the Wildlife Society created an award in his name, which noted.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christopher Norment (September 1988). "C.H.D. Clarke (1909-1981)". Arctic Profiles 41 (3): 256–257. doi:https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1727. https://cdm.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64781. Retrieved 2020-12-17. "After receiving a Ph.D. in zoology, Clarke was hired by R.M. Anderson, Curator of Mammals at the National Museum of Canada, to conduct a faunal survey on the north shore of Lake Superior. In 1936 Anderson again approached Clarke, this time with an offer to investigate muskoxen in the Thelon Game Sanctuary.".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "C. H. D. Clarke – Pioneer Award". Canadian Section of the Wildlife Society. http://www.cstws.ca/docs/Awards_Documents/Clarke_Pioneer.pdf. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
