The Last Wild Wolves: Ghosts of the Rain Forest

About Ian McAllister

Born in Vancouver Ian McAllister has become a leading Canadian advocate for coastal rainforest and marine wildlife protection. An award-winning author and photographer he is the founder of the wildlife conservation group Pacific Wild. He has spent the last twenty years documenting large carnivores that inhabit the rugged north coast of British Columbia. His research has been featured in many international television documentaries films magazines and other publications.He is the author of four books on the carnivores of the BC coast and has been the recipient of a number of awards including the (NANPA) North American Nature Photographers Vision Award along with his wife Karen McAllister he was named one of the “leaders for the 21st Century by Time magazine. He is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and lives with his family on the central coast of British Columbia in Heiltsuk First Nation territory. His current work focuses on the predator prey relationships inspired by salmon along the north Pacific.Dr. Paul Paquet holds a PhD in zoology from the University of Alberta and is an internationally recognized authority on wolves. He is an associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. He lives in Saskatchewan.Chris Darimont spent his formative years exploring the forests and tide pools of Canadas west coast islands. Never far behind him was Kala his familys loyal canine companion. This legacy prepared Chris well to initiate and lead the research team that uncovered the fascinating natural history and science featured in The Last Wild Wolves. Chris worked closely with Ian to seamlessly integrate his teams findings into the books first-person narrative.The wolf project research earned Chris a PhD. from the University of Victoria and an opportunity to cultivate a decade-long relationship with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation which supported the research since its inception in 1998.Chris is considered an emerging expert not only in Conservation Biology but also in informed advocacy in which the Raincoast team advocates for wolves and their precious rainforest in multiple public media. Several television documentaries have focused on Chris work with Raincoast including Discovery Canadas Rainwolves Canadian Geographics Secrets of the Coast Wolf and National Geographics Last Stand of the Great Bear. In addition to peer-reviewed publications Chris has written popular pieces for Wild Earth International Wolf Howlings Counterpunch Arts and Opinion and many more.Chris has been recognized for his scholarly conservation and volunteering contributions with numerous awards including a Compassion in Science Award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare a Legacy Award from the University of Victoria and a National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) graduate fellowship.Chris continues to lead the Raincoast wolf project with Dr. Paul Paquet and is currently an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California (Santa Cruz). He splits his time between sunny California and the moist islands of the Great Bear Rainforest.