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Category Archives: Obituary
Jane MacKintosh, conservationist and expert on Scotland’s grasslands
Jane Mackintosh, who has died after a brief illness, aged 64, led grassland conservation work in Scotland working for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). She played a key role in raising the profile and importance of semi-natural grasslands and their conservation … Continue reading
Posted in Obituary
Tagged grasslands, Jane MacKintosh, obituary, Scottish Natural Heritage
Ray Collier (Chiefie)
On 15 March 2017, Ray Collier passed away, aged 79. Engagingly fascinated by nature in the Highlands, widely published – not least as one of The Guardian’s esteemed band of country diarists – and always curious and encouraging, ‘Chiefie’ was … Continue reading
Posted in Obituary
Tagged obituary, Ray Collier, Scottish Natural Heritage
Professor Duncan Poore – global conservationist
Roger Crofts, Founder CEO of SNH, and Des Thompson reflect on the life of the late Duncan Poore, former Director of The Nature Conservancy. On 12 April a Service of Remembrance was held in St John the Evangelist, Inverness, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Duncan Poore
John Sawyer (1st November 1968 – 6th November 2015)
Today (25 November) is John Sawyer’s funeral and gathering in his remembrance. Some people, at the end of their lives, have obituaries written and waiting for that moment. But when the end is unexpected at the early age of 47, … Continue reading
Posted in Obituary, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged biodiversity, data, John Sawyer, National Biodiversity Network, nature, NBN, obituary, Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH
Dick Balharry
With the recent death of Dick Balharry we lost a friend, colleague and formidable champion of wild land. A largely self-taught naturalist, Dick was created a MBE in 1996, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from Abertay University in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beinn Eighe, Creag Meagaidh, Dick Balharry, John Muir Trust, Scottish Natural Heritage area manager
