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Ian McAllister in December 2019
Born
Ian McAllister

(1969-04-11) April 11, 1969 (age 55)
NationalityCanadian
EducationUniversity of Victoria
Occupation(s)Wildlife conservationist, film director, photographer
SpouseKaren McAllister

Ian Thomas McAllister (born 11 April, 1969) is a Canadian wildlife conservationist, film director and photographer. In 1991 Ian co-founded the organization Raincoast Conservation Society, and in 2007 co-founded the Canadian wildlife conservation organization Pacific Wild where he currently serves as Executive Director. Pacific Wild works to bring awareness to conservation issues in the Great Bear Rainforest through powerful and accessible visual storytelling and seeks to further public environmental education and engagement whilst always advocating for wildlife and their habitat.

Biography

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McAllister has four siblings, Victoria, Peter, Meghan and Tim. He was born in West Vancouver in 1969 to Peter and Jane McAllister. Ian attended Shawnigan Lake School, on Vancouver Island and took Southeast Asian studies at University_of_Victoria.

Ian has authored and co-authored 15 books, and directed numerous films, including Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear, shot for IMAX and Giant Screen theatres. The film was released internationally in 2019.

Ian has been named by Time magazine as a “Leader of the 21st Century”, is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers[1] and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He has been the recipient of the North American Nature Photography Association’s Vision Award and the Rainforest Action Network’s Rainforest Hero Award.

His images have been featured on the front cover of National Geographic Magazine[2][3] and he is currently directing development of two new IMAX films. His images are represented by National Geographic Image Collection.[4]

Personal Life

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Married to Karen, with two children. They divide their time between Denny Island in the Great Bear Rainforest in Heiltsuk First Nation territory, and Vancouver Island.

Publications

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  • The Great Bear Rainforest: Canada's Forgotten Coast, by Ian McAllister and Karen McAllister with Cameron Young. Harbour Publishing 1997[5]
  • The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, 2010[7]
  • The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, 2010[8]
  • Following the Last Wild Wolves, by Ian McAllister, with introduction by Paul Paquet and contributions from Chris Darimont. Douglas & McIntyre Publishers, 2011[9]
  • The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, 2013[10]
  • Great Bear Wild: Dispatches from a Northern Rainforest, by Ian McAllister, introduction by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Greystone Books, 2014[11]
  • The Wild in You: Voices from the Forest and the Sea. Poems by Lorna Crozier with images by Ian McAllister. Greystone Books, 2015[12]
  • Wolf Island, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, March 2017[13]
  • A Bear’s Life, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers,[14]
  • The Seal Garden, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, March 2018.[15]
  • A Whale’s World, Ian McAllister and Nicolas Read. Orca Book Publishers, August 2018.[16]
  • Great Bear Rainforest: A Giant Screen Adventure in the Land of the Spirit Bear, by Ian McAllister and Alex Van Tol. Orca Book Publishers, February 2019.[17]
  • Babies of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister. Orca Book Publishers, February 2019[18]

Awards

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  • Best Cinematography, Giant Screen Cinema Association Awards (2019)[19]
  • Best Engaging Youth Film, Jackson Wild Media Awards (2019)[20]
  • North America Nature Photography Association’s Vision Award (2010)[21]
  • Rainforest Action Network’s Rainforest Hero Award (2000)
  • Named by Time Magazine with Karen McAllister as “Environmental Leaders for the 21st Century” (1998)

Interviews

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  • Q & A With Ian McAllister: Protecting the World’s Largest Remaining Temperate Rainforest, HuffPost, December 6, 2017 [24]
  • Ian McAllister, conservationist-nature photographer-trailblazer-Pacific Wild founder, Kick Ass Canadians, September 8, 2013 [26]


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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fellow Profile". International League of Conservation Photographers. 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "B.C. photographer's wolf shot among National Geographic's favourites". Times Colonist. 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Photo of B.C. sea wolf honoured by National Geographic". Global News. 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Photographer Ian McAllister". National Geographic Image Collection. 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ McAllister, Ian; McAllister, Karen (1 September 1997). The Great Bear Rainforest: Canada's Forgotten Coast. ISBN 978-1-55017-166-2. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (20 September 2007). The Last Wild Wolves: Ghosts of the Great Bear Rainforest. ISBN 9781553652427. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (1 April 2010). The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest. ISBN 9781554692057. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (1 October 2010). The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest. ISBN 9781554692064. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. ^ McAllister, Ian (26 July 2011). Following the Last Wild Wolves. ISBN 9781553659884. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (1 September 2013). The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise. ISBN 9781459800199. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ^ McAllister, Ian (12 September 2014). Great Bear Wild: Dispatches from a Northern Rainforest. ISBN 9781771640459. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Crozier, Lorna; McAllister, Ian (21 August 2015). The Wild in You: Voices from the Forest and the Sea. ISBN 9781771641609. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  13. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (14 March 2017). Wolf Island. ISBN 9781459812642. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  14. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (22 August 2017). A Bear's Life. ISBN 9781459812703. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  15. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (6 March 2018). The Seal Garden. ISBN 9781459812673. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  16. ^ McAllister, Ian; Read, Nicholas (28 August 2018). A Whale's World. ISBN 9781459812734. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ^ McAllister, Ian; Van Tol, Alex (12 February 2019). Great Bear Rainforest: A Giant Screen Adventure in the Land of the Spirit Bear. ISBN 9781459822818. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  18. ^ McAllister, Ian (26 February 2019). Babies of the Great Bear Rainforest. ISBN 9781459821668. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  19. ^ "Winners of the GSCA 2019 Achievement Awards and IMAX Maximum Image Awards Announced". Giant Screen Cinema Association.
  20. ^ "2019 Jackson Wild Media Awards Winners". Jackson Wild.
  21. ^ "Emerging Photographer Award". North American Nature Photography Association.
  22. ^ Hume, Mark (May 12, 2018). "Ian McAllister: The wild life of a wildlife photographer". The Globe and Mail.
  23. ^ McAllister, Ian (Aug 17, 2016). Conservation in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. YouTube (Television production). Brentwood College School.
  24. ^ McAllister, Ian (December 6, 2017). "Q & A With Ian McAllister: Protecting the World's Largest Remaining Temperate Rainforest". The Nature Conservancy (Interview). Interviewed by Mark Tercek. HuffPost.
  25. ^ McAllister, Ian (February 19, 2015). "Harnessing Photos and Science to Protect a Threatened Canadian Jewel". Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (Interview). Interviewed by Kevin Dennehy. Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
  26. ^ Sage, Amanda (September 8, 2013). "Ian McAllister, conservationist-nature photographer-trailblazer-Pacific Wild founder". Kick Ass Canadians.


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