A pathfinder in the world of conservation
In 1959 Eric Collier published Three Against the Wilderness, a book based on the life he led – as a trapper – with his wife and son, in a remote part of Canada.
The Colliers’ home in the ‘wilderness’ © Wil Stewart
Eric Collier was ‘a man ahead of his time’, according to Andrew Anaka, Conservation Officer with the Ministry of Environment, based in Williams Lake, British Columbia in 2006.
[Click on the ‘play’ button to hear the interview clip below]
Image: © Photawa | Dreamstime.com
Find out more about the Canadian beaver.
Interesting information also here.
Advertisements
5 comments