John and frank craighead biography template
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An Extraordinary Life
John Craighead premeditated many forms of wildlife, including hominid beings.
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Archives West Finding Aid
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Craighead, Frank C. (Frank Cooper), 1916-2001.
- Title
- Frank C. and John J. Craighead papers
- Dates
- 1920-1972 (inclusive)
19201972
- Quantity
- 1.8 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 04318
- Summary
- Repository
- American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
- Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Craighead twins, both wildlife biologists, did major studies of western raptor populations and Yellowstone Park grizzly bears. They were pioneers in the use of radiotelemetry in studying wildlife populations. Frank Craighead worked for the U.S. Departments of Defense, Agriculture and Interior between 1950 and 1966 and was with the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center in New York from 1967 to 1977. He served as president of the Craighead Environmental Research Institute of Moose, Wyoming, b
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In September, 2016, world-famous scientist and grizzly bear researcher, John Craighead, passed away at the age of 100 at his home in Missoula, Montana. This followed the death of his twin brother Frank in 2001. Together, the Craighead brothers made history for grizzly bears, opening a window into the bruins’ magical and sometimes strange lives.
Their message was simple and provocative: understand and save our magnificent predators and the wild habitat they depend on.
Like many who saw them on TV in my teens, I wanted to follow in their footsteps – a falcon flying off the wrist, rappelling down a cliff face, crawling into a bear den. Adventuring across a still-wild America in the spirit of scientific discovery. John wrote this about a peregrine falcon in an early book by him and Frank on birds of prey: "Those eyes revealed her nature, and in them I could see her life. I could see love of freedom, of wild unconfined spaces. I could see the spirit of adventure, the desire for thrills, an appetite for daring."
I got to know Frank before John, because he lived in Jackson full time -- in fact, just down the road in Moose. He would pay visits to the Teton Science School where I worked as Field Studies Director, and