Don Merton
Conservationist, Deceased Person
1939 – 2011
Who was Don Merton?
Donald Vincent Merton, QSM, was a New Zealand conservationist best known for saving the black robin from extinction. He also discovered the lek breeding system of the kakapo.
Until his retirement in April 2005, Merton was a senior member of the New Zealand Department of Conservation’s Threatened Species Section, within the Research, Development & Improvement Division, Terrestrial Conservation Unit, and of the Kakapo Management Group. He has had a long involvement in wildlife conservation, specialised in the management of endangered species since he completed a traineeship with the New Zealand Wildlife Service in 1960.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1939
Auckland - Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
- Lived in
- New Zealand
- Tauranga
- Died
- Apr 10, 2011
Auckland
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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