A world-renowned expert in animal bone identification has lost her
position at the University of Victoria (UVic), she believes for telling
school kids politically incorrect facts about polar bears.
Zoologist Dr. Susan Crockford is routinely hired by biologists and
archeologists in Canada and abroad to identify the remains of mammals,
birds and fish. She has helped catalog museum collections, and assisted
police with forensic analyses. But UVic students will no longer benefit
from her expertise, and her ability to apply for research grants has
come to a screeching halt. In May, the Anthropology Department withdrew
her Adjunct Professor status, depriving her of a university affiliation.
Crockford
describes her expulsion as “an academic hanging without a trial,
conducted behind closed doors.” After being renewed unanimously in 2016
for a three-year term, her adjunct status was not renewed the next time
around.
Crockford is the author of a popular blog, polarbearscience.com,
as well as five books about these animals. Polar Bear Facts and Myths
has been translated into four languages. She says that, contrary to the
claims of environmental activists, polar bears are currently thriving
and are at no risk of extinction from climate change.
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