Dr. Lynn Oliphant is a professor emeritus from the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, and founding member of the Prairie Institute for Human Ecology.
He received a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Washington and moved to Saskatchewan in 1971.
Oliphant ran as a Green Party of Canada candidate in 2004 for Saskatoon-Blackstrap, and has also run in two provincial elections for the New Green Alliance.
Lynn Oliphant received a Canadian Environment Award in 2005 for his vision and support of the Craik Sustainable Living Project.