Doug Gilroy
(1915-2003)
Wildlife photographer and writer, Doug Gilroy, promoted appreciation for wildlife and all aspects of natural life on the prairie through some 1,594 "Prairie Wildlife" columns in The Western Producer from 1954 to 2000.
Gilroy was a self-taught naturalist and used his wide assortment of photographs to illustrate his practical educational columns, which reached upwards of 160,000 readers on a regular basis. He also served as a conduit for bird banders and researchers to request public assistance in reporting naturalist observations.
Gilroy was active in several conservation organizations and provided illustrated talks on prairie wildlife to schools. In 1990, he received the Gordon Lund Conservation award from the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. He authored four books published by Western Producer Prairie Books: Album of Prairie Birds (1967), Prairie Birds in Colour (1976), Parkland Portraits (1979) and Prairie Wildlife: The Best of Doug Gilroy's Nature Photography (1985). Fifth House published Out and About: Fifty Years of Wildlife Watching in 1998.