This Day in History: 1921-05-12

Farley Mowat, Canda’s most famous writer and defender of the environment, was born this day in 1921. His books, including People of the Deer (1952), Never Cry Wolf (1963) and A Whale for the Killing (1972) depict the Canadian north and its animals in romantic and dramatic terms. Mowat won numerous literary and national awards, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society named a ship after him. Mowat died on May 6, 2014. Green interview has a discussion with Mowatt.