Bill Ivy (born 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a veteran photographer and author on natural history, with 24 books to his credit including the award-winning A Little Wilderness: The Natural History of Toronto.

In the mid-1960s, he was a student at the International School Ibadan in Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War.

Ivy is a lecturer on photography and natural history, and a popular nature guide.[1] He has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs. He was a still photographer for the BBC on Sir David Attenborough's Wildlife on One: Backyard Bandits. His work has been featured in hundreds of publications in North America and abroad.

He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

Selected books

  • A Little Wilderness - The Natural History of Toronto (ISBN 0195404211)
  • Close to Home - A Canadian Country Diary (ISBN 1895246113)
  • Wildlife of America (ISBN 0831755814)
  • Wilderness Canada (ISBN 088665484X)
  • Getting to Know Nature's Children series
  • Our Wildlife World series

References

  1. ↑ Young Canada Works. "Close to Home: A Canadian Country Diary". University of Manitoba.
  2. ↑ The Year Book. The International School, Ibadan. 2001.
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