Adolph Murie | |
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 Adolph Murie on Muldrow Glacier, 1939, Mount McKinley National Park | |
| Born | September 6, 1899 Moorhead, Minnesota |
| Died | August 16, 1974 (aged 74) Moose, Wyoming |
| Occupation | Author, ecologist, forester, wildlife biologist, and environmentalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Subject | Conservation, Wilderness Preservation, Animal Behaviors |
| Notable works | Wolves of Mount McKinley A Naturalist in Alaska |
| Spouse | Louise Murie |
Adolph Murie (September 6, 1899 – August 16, 1974), the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat,[1] was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who pioneered field research on wolves, bears, and other mammals and birds in Arctic and sub-Arctic Alaska. He was also instrumental in protecting wolves from eradication and in preserving the biological integrity of the Denali National Park and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.[2] In 1989 Professor John A. Murray of the English Department at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks received an NEH grant to inventory the extensive Adolph Murie written and slide archives at Rasmusson Library in the Arctic and Polar Collection. He wrote a forty-page report and biographical narrative of Adolph Murie, which remains unpublished but which is in his papers.
- ^ Grooms, Steve (Summer 2002). "A Brief History of Wolf Research" (PDF). International Wolf. 21 (2): 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ^ Nixon, Ingrid (August 2005). "Science and Learning in the Alaskan Wilderness" (PDF). International Journal of Wilderness. 11 (2): 35. Retrieved 9 September 2013.