Ian Stirling (biologist)
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Ian Grote Stirling OC FRSC (born September 26, 1941) is a research scientist emeritus with Environment and Climate Change Canada and an adjunct professor in the University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences.[1] His research has focused mostly on Arctic and Antarctic zoology and ecology, and he is one of the world's top authorities on polar bears.[2] Stirling has written five books and more than 150 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has written and spoken extensively about the danger posed to polar bears by global warming.
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Born | (1941-09-26) September 26, 1941 (age 82) |
Citizenship | Canadian |
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Known for | Polar bears |
Spouse | Stella[citation needed] |
Children | 3[citation needed] |
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Thesis | Population ecology of the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Bernard Stonehouse |
Other academic advisors | James F. Bendell |
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