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Harold S. (Harold Samuel) Crane

1921–1966

Best known for writing about Utah’s wildlife, this mid-20th-century naturalist and author helped document the animals and fish of the American West. His surviving work has the feel of careful field observation, shaped by a life spent close to conservation and public service.

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Three New Beavers from Utah

Three New Beavers from Utah

by Stephen David Durrant, Harold S. (Harold Samuel) Crane

About the author

Harold S. Crane was an American writer and wildlife specialist from Utah, born in 1921 and died in 1966. Public records and library listings identify him as Harold Samuel Crane, and Project Gutenberg credits him as the author or coauthor of works including Three New Beavers from Utah and Fishes of Utah.

Available sources also connect him to Utah’s fish and game work. Archival descriptions from Utah note photographs of division directors including Harold S. Crane, and a Utah waterfowl management area now bears his name, suggesting a respected role in the state’s conservation history.

Because biographical information about him is limited online, only a small outline can be confirmed with confidence. Even so, the record that remains points to a practical, field-minded author whose writing grew out of real work in zoology, fisheries, and wildlife management.