Kevin Van Tighem

Conservationist, Author, and Commentator

Kevin Van Tighem graduated with a degree in plant ecology from the University of Calgary in 1977 and went on to a career in landscape ecology and conservation biology. He retired as superintendent of Banff National Park in 2011. He has served on the boards of the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Livingstone Landowners Group. Kevin is the author of fourteen books on wildlife and conservation and writes a regular column (“This Land”) in Alberta Views magazine. His most recent book is Our Place: Changing the Nature of Alberta.
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