Person

Bell, Brian Douglas

Born
New Zealand
Occupation
Conservationist and Ornithologist

Summary

Brian Bell worked for the New Zealand Wildlife Service 1957-1987. He made vital contributions to the effective conservation of endangered birds in New Zealand.

Details

Born New Zealand. New Zealand Wildlife Service, in charge of conservation and management of protected species 1957-87. After expedition to Big South Cape Island in 1964, he realised the impact of introduced rodents and other mammals on endemic birds and began eradication campaigns against these introduced mammals; he also began a successful translocation programme for endangered birds. Queen's Service Medal 1984; Fellow, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1990. President, Ornithological Society of New Zealand ca 1972-79, 1989-; initiated Ornithological Society of New Zealand News and began Ornithological Society of New Zealand field study weekends and courses; organised two Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union congresses in New Zealand.

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Resources

See also

  • Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001), 492 pp. Details

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