Craig George is the North Slope Borough’s Senior Wildlife Biologist (Emeritus), who recently retired after nearly 40 years with the Borough’s Department of Wildlife Management.  Originally from New York, Craig came to Alaska in the mid-1970s. He earned a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Utah State University in 1976 and completed his Ph.D. in bowhead whale energetics, age estimation, and morphology in 2009. He specializes in studies of the bowhead whale and local fish and works closely with Iñupiat hunters. Having participated and later managed the Borough's whale population census counts, stationed on the sea ice, starting in 1982, Craig has a deep understanding of the sea ice from both a local and scientific perspective. Craig is a keen observer of the local environment and keeps detailed records of weather and ice conditions. Craig has published extensively on his bowhead whale research results, helps visiting researchers, and frequently participates as a collaborating interviewer in traditional knowledge projects.

 

For more information, and photos and videos, relating to Craig George’s Forum presentation, Craig recommends visiting the North Slope Borough’s website page for the NSB Wildlife Management Department, http://www.north-slope.org/departments/wildlife-management

and in particular, he suggests checking out:

http://www.north-slope.org/departments/wildlife-management/for-teachers-and-students

and

http://www.north-slope.org/departments/wildlife-management/studies-and-research-projects/bowhead-whales/bowhead-whale-ecological-studies#YrLifeBH

and this film, by Steve Okkenen:  Arctic Currents: A Year in the Life of the Bowhead Whale (English)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ksl2YXdd4&feature=youtu.be