Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, commonly known as Grey Owl, was a popular Canadian writer, public speaker and conservationist. Born an Englishman, he immigrated to Canada and, in the latter years of his
Portrait by Yousuf Karsh, 1936
Grey Owl feeding a jelly roll to a beaver
Anahareo holding a beaver
"The Passing of the Last Frontier"
Beavers are large semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver and the Eurasian beaver. Beavers are the second-largest living rodents, after
Grey Owl
…negative impact of exploiting nature and the urgent need to develop respect for the natural world. He was particularly concerned about the plight of the beaver (Canada's national animal), which by the 1920s had been hunted almost to extinction. Recognition of Belaney includes biographies, academic studies…
North American beaver (Castor canadensis)
Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
Mounted North American beaver skeleton.