Plenary
Robert Cannings
Royal British Columbia Museum
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Sydney Cannings
Species at Risk Biologist
Canadian Wildlife Service
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
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Richard Cannings
House of Commons
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
The Cannings brothers – Rob, Syd, and Dick – have a long history as biologists in Canada. Growing up in the diverse habitats of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, they immersed themselves in birds and insects, botany and geology. Their careers have taken them all over the world but their hearts are in Canada, where they have worked in nature interpretation, parks development, museum collections and research, conservation biology and, in Dick’s case, even national politics. They have published on many biological topics in both the scientific and popular literature. The three brothers each speak on their careers and interests and how their individual histories have intertwined.