. The Canadian field-naturalist. •^ %*j^-;^^. Dr. J. Dewey Soper on his 81st birthday, 5 May 1974. 1947, and in the expansion of staff that followed, Dewey was transferred in 1948 to Edmonton as the Chief Federal Migratory Birds officer for Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. During the summer of 1949 he travelled extensively in the western Arctic and the following summer went to the Yukon. In 1951 he retraced part of his route in the Northwest Territories in aid of establishing areas of sanctuary for migratory birds. In 1952 Dewey retired from CWS after 29 years in the service of th
. The Canadian field-naturalist. •^ %*j^-;^^. Dr. J. Dewey Soper on his 81st birthday, 5 May 1974. 1947, and in the expansion of staff that followed, Dewey was transferred in 1948 to Edmonton as the Chief Federal Migratory Birds officer for Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. During the summer of 1949 he travelled extensively in the western Arctic and the following summer went to the Yukon. In 1951 he retraced part of his route in the Northwest Territories in aid of establishing areas of sanctuary for migratory birds. In 1952 Dewey retired from CWS after 29 years in the service of the wildlife of Canada. The rest of his life was spent in Alberta. Retirement, however, did not slow his activity. He continued in summer to collect birds and mammals for the zoology museum of the University of Alberta and for the National Museum of Canada. His book. The Mammals of Alberta, appeared in 1964, and mammal lists of Jasper and Waterton Lakes parks were published subsequently. Finally in 1978 he donated his journals and field reports to the Univer- sity of Alberta and his books and Arctic photos to the Boreal Institute. There are many things to remind Canadians of the accomplishments of J. Dewey Soper. Maps of Baffin Island show the Soper Highlands, Soper Lake, Soper River and Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary at Bowman Bay. The taxonomic literature lists three mammals (Vagrant Shrew, Sorex vagrans soperi Anderson and Rand, 1945; Heather Vole, Phenaco- mys intermedius soperi Anderson, 1942; Ringed Seal, Phoca hispida soperi Anderson, 1943) and one beetle {Pterostichus (Cryobius) soperi Ball, 1966) named in his honor from among his lifetime collection of over 10 000 specimens of mammals, birds, insects and plants. The more extensive scientific and popular literature contains two books and about 90 articles that he published. His interest, however, ranged far beyond scientific publications. His concern for informing the public about natural history was dem- onstrate
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