Robert R. Ream

Robert R. Ream is best known as one of the contributors to Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota, a landmark wildlife study produced with L. David Mech, L. D. Frenzel Jr., John W. Winship, and P. D. Karns. The book grew out of detailed research on wolf movements, behavior, prey, and habitat in northern Minnesota, and it helped bring serious scientific attention to wolves in the continental United States.

Library and public-domain records also connect him with Sapphire Range elk ecology study: elk, logging and people, first annual report, showing that his work extended beyond wolves to broader questions of large-mammal ecology and land use. Taken together, the available records suggest a researcher focused on patient fieldwork and the real relationships between animals, landscapes, and people.

Reliable biographical details about his personal life are limited in the sources I could confirm, so this overview stays close to the published record. Even with that limited trail, his name remains associated with practical, influential wildlife research from an important period in North American conservation science.