Arctic Naturalist: The Life of J. Dewey Soper

Arctic Naturalist: The Life of J. Dewey Soper

by Anthony Dalton
Arctic Naturalist: The Life of J. Dewey Soper

Arctic Naturalist: The Life of J. Dewey Soper

by Anthony Dalton

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Overview

Dewey Soper first travelled to the Arctic in 1923. During the next seven years he accepted three research postings on Baffin Island, each of which lasted between one and two years. In 1929 he discovered the breeding grounds of the blue goose in the southwest corner of Baffin Island. He also charted the final unknown region of Baffin Island's coastline. Later in life he worked in the western Arctic. Outside the Far North, Soper studied bison in Wood Buffalo National Park, documented bird life on the Prairies, and made a detailed study of small mammals in Alberta.

Soper was the last of the great pioneer naturalists in Canada. He was also a skilled and meticulous explorer. As a naturalist, he was a major contributor to the National Museum of Canada, as well as to the University of Alberta and other museums across the country.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781554888061
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 09/20/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 392
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Anthony Dalton is an adventurer and an author. He has written five non-fiction books and collaborated on two others. Recently, he published River Rough, River Smooth and Adventures with Camera and Pen. His illustrated non-fiction articles have been printed in magazines and newspapers in 20 countries and nine languages. He lives in Delta, British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 13

Introduction 15

1 A Young Naturalist 21

2 Into a Western Wonderland 35

3 First Expedition: Into the Foothills of the Rockies 39

4 Ontario Again 55

5 Building and Learning 71

6 Expedition to the Eastern Arctic, 1923 83

7 A Second Arctic Expedition 105

8 Exploring Baffin Island 123

9 The Nettilling Lake Expedition 139

10 A Winter Traverse 149

11 Cape Dorset Summer 155

12 A Brief Prairie Interlude 163

13 Baffin Island, 1928-29 169

14 In Search of the Blue Goose 183

15 Lake Harbour, 1930-31 195

16 Two Decades of Stellar Service 207

17 An Attempt at Retirement 231

18 Researching the Mammals of Alberta 239

19 A Second Attempt at Retirement 255

Appendix I Awards and Honours 269

Appendix II Scientific Discoveries 271

Appendix III Clubs and Associations 273

Notes 275

Works J. Dewey Scoper 299

Selected Bibliography 303

Index 307

About the Author 313

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