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| birth_place = [[Kerwood, Ontario]] | | birth_place = [[Kerwood, Ontario]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1981|1909}} | | death_date = 1981 <!-- {{Death year and age|1981|1909}} --> | ||
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| occupation = Forester, Zoologist | | occupation = Forester, Zoologist | ||
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'''Charles Henry Douglas Clarke''' was a [[Canadian people|Canadian]] forester and zoologist.<ref name=ucalgary1988-09/><ref name=CHDClarkePioneerAward/> | '''Charles Henry Douglas Clarke''' was a [[Canadian people|Canadian]] forester and zoologist.<ref name=ucalgary1988-09/><ref name=CHDClarkePioneerAward/> | ||
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| Charles Henry Douglas Clarke | |
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| Born | 1909 Kerwood, Ontario |
| Died | 1981 |
| Occupation | Forester, Zoologist |
| Known for | catalogue the fauna of northern Canada |
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][3]
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: 256–257. DOI:10.14430/arctic1727. Retrieved on 2020-12-17. Research Blogging. “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. Retrieved on 2020-12-17.
- ↑ Aldo Leopold Memorial Award, The Wildlife Society. Retrieved on 2020-12-17.