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Ian Thomas McAllister (born 11 April, 1969) is a Canadian wildlife conservationist, film director and photographer. In 1991 Ian co-founded the organization Raincoast Conservation Society, and in 2007 co-founded the Canadian wildlife conservation organization Pacific Wild where he currently serves as Executive Director. Pacific Wild works to bring awareness to conservation issues in the Great Bear Rainforest through powerful and accessible visual storytelling and seeks to further public environmental education and engagement whilst always advocating for wildlife and their habitat.

Biography
McAllister has four siblings, Victoria, Peter, Meghan and Tim. He was born in West Vancouver in 1969 to Peter and Jane McAllister. Ian attended Shawnigan Lake School, on Vancouver Island and took Southeast Asian studies at University_of_Victoria.

Ian has authored and co-authored 15 books, and directed numerous films, including Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear, shot for IMAX and Giant Screen theatres. The film was released internationally in 2019.

Ian has been named by Time magazine as a “Leader of the 21st Century”, is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He has been the recipient of the North American Nature Photography Association’s Vision Award and the Rainforest Action Network’s Rainforest Hero Award.

His images have been featured on the front cover of National Geographic Magazine and he is currently directing development of two new IMAX films. His images are represented by National Geographic Image Collection.

Personal Life
Married to Karen, with two children. They divide their time between Denny Island in the Great Bear Rainforest in Heiltsuk First Nation territory, and Vancouver Island.

Publications

 * The Great Bear Rainforest: Canada's Forgotten Coast, by Ian McAllister and Karen McAllister with Cameron Young. Harbour Publishing 1997


 * The Last Wild Wolves: Ghosts of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister, with introduction by Paul C. Paquet and contributions from Chris Darimont. Greystone Books, Douglas & McIntyre Publishers, 2007


 * The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, 2010


 * The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, 2010


 * Following the Last Wild Wolves, by Ian McAllister, with introduction by Paul Paquet and contributions from Chris Darimont. Douglas & McIntyre Publishers, 2011


 * The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, 2013


 * Great Bear Wild: Dispatches from a Northern Rainforest, by Ian McAllister, introduction by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Greystone Books, 2014


 * The Wild in You: Voices from the Forest and the Sea. Poems by Lorna Crozier with images by Ian McAllister. Greystone Books, 2015


 * Wolf Island, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, March 2017


 * A Bear’s Life, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers,


 * The Seal Garden, by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Orca Book Publishers, March 2018.


 * A Whale’s World, Ian McAllister and Nicolas Read. Orca Book Publishers, August 2018.


 * Great Bear Rainforest: A Giant Screen Adventure in the Land of the Spirit Bear, by Ian McAllister and Alex Van Tol. Orca Book Publishers, February 2019.


 * Babies of the Great Bear Rainforest, by Ian McAllister. Orca Book Publishers, February 2019

Awards

 * Best Cinematography, Giant Screen Cinema Association Awards (2019)


 * Best Engaging Youth Film, Jackson Wild Media Awards (2019)


 * North America Nature Photography Association’s Vision Award (2010)


 * Rainforest Action Network’s Rainforest Hero Award (2000)


 * Named by Time Magazine with Karen McAllister as “Environmental Leaders for the 21st Century” (1998)

Interviews

 * Ian McAllister: The wild life of a wildlife photographer, The Globe and Mail, May 12, 2018


 * Conservation in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest, Ian McAllister, TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool, Aug 17, 2016


 * Q & A With Ian McAllister: Protecting the World’s Largest Remaining Temperate Rainforest, HuffPost, December 6, 2017


 * Harnessing Photos and Science to Protect a Threatened Canadian Jewel, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, February 19, 2015


 * Ian McAllister, conservationist-nature photographer-trailblazer-Pacific Wild founder, Kick Ass Canadians, September 8, 2013