PAUL ERRINGTON was internationally recognized for his work in the population phenomena of vertebrates, especially fur and game species, and made extensive studies in this field in North America and northern Europe. Dr. Errington was professor of zoology at Iowa State University before his death in 1962. He became a staff member at Iowa State in 1932, the same year he received his doctorate from the Univerity of Wisconsin. Recipient of many awards, he was given the American Wildlife Conference Aldo Leopold Medal (1962), a yearly award in recognition of the highest achievement and service to wildlife conservation. He was twice honored by the Wildlife Society for outstanding wildlife publication.He was author of more than two hundred technical and popular articles and besides this book was author of "Of Men and Marshes" and "Muskrats and Marsh Management."In 1958-59, Dr. Errington conducted research in Europe on population dynamics of higher vertebrates, with the support of the Guggenheim and National Science Foundations and the Swedish government.He was Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Ornithologists Union, and member of the American Society of Zoologists and numerous other scientific organizations.

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