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Adriaan Cornelis Valentin Van Bemmel
Adriaan Cornelis Valentin van Bemmel (3 May 1908 – 20 October 1990) was a Dutch zoologist, conservationist and patron of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam and director of the Blijdorp zoo. Van Bemmel was born in Beverwijk where he received his early education. He then studied biology at the University of Amsterday, receiving a master's degree in 1937. He became a zoologist at the museum in Buitenzorg in Dutch Java and was held prisoner of war in 1941 by the Japanese. The returned to the Netherlands in 1951 and received a doctorate in 1952 and became a conservation consultant at the Staatsbosbeheer. In 1957 he became a deputy director of the Blijdorp zoo ( ''Blijdorp Zoo''), officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the ("Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation"). Divided into several zoogeo ... in Rotterdam and served as its direction from 1961 to 1968. He described the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverwijk
Beverwijk () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast. A railway tunnel and two motorway tunnels cross the canal between Beverwijk and the nearby city of Haarlem on the south side of the canal. Around 1640, a town called Beverwyck was founded in the Dutch colony of New Netherland. That town's modern name is Albany, New York. Population centres The municipality of Beverwijk consists of two cores, Beverwijk proper and Wijk aan Zee, to the west, right on the coast. History The name Beverwijk comes from ''Bedevaartswijk'', meaning "pilgrimage neighbourhood". The town formed at the Saint Agatha Church which was a pilgrimage location in the Middle Ages. Allegedly Agatha of Sicily appeared there in the 9th century to a virgin from Velsen who was fleeing from the Count of Kennemerland. In 127 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogor
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide. Estimasi Penduduk Menurut Umur Tunggal Dan Jenis Kelamin 2014 Kementerian Kesehatan The city covers an area of 118.50 km2, and it had a population of 950,334 in the 2010 Census and 1,043,070 in the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official estimate for mid 2022 is 1,099,422. Bogor is an important economic, scientific, cultural, and tourist center, as well as a mountain resort. During the |
Staatsbosbeheer
Staatsbosbeheer, founded in 1899, is a Dutch government organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves. Staatsbosbeheer currently oversees over 250,000 hectares of land in the Netherlands. Usually this land is open to the public for recreational purposes, but restrictions often apply. Examples are the compulsory use of a leash when bringing a dog, or daytime access only. The organization has been criticized for not taking close enough care of its lands, or for interfering with political decisions, but news reports are generally positive or simply report public service announcements from the organization. Example:De ruigpootuil broedt weer in Nederland. (July 28, 2008). ''NOS''. Retrieved July 31, 2008. While the literal translation of the name would be 'State Forest Management', forests only make up 900 square kilometres of the total land under supervision. The remaining land consists of varying landscapes such as dunes, polders and wetlands. Chairpersons Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diergaarde Blijdorp
( ''Blijdorp Zoo''), officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the ("Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation"). Divided into several zoogeographic regions, the 26-hectare (64.25-acre) Blijdorp Zoo boasts well over 180 species. It also has a shop, multiple cafes, and an information centre. The zoo is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation (NVD) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). In 2007, it celebrated its 150th anniversary. History In 1855, a garden was set up for pheasants and waterfowl in the center of Rotterdam, near the Kruiskade. It was a success and on May 18, 1857 the 'Rotterdamsche Diergaarde' was opened as a sequel. The first director was the animal trainer Henri Martin. The same year the 'Vereniging Rotterdamsche Diergaarde' was founded. In 1932 it was decided to reorganize the zoo. In 1937 it was decided to move the zoo to a new location. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symposiachrus Boanensis
The Boano monarch (''Symposiachrus boanensis''), or black-chinned monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found on Boano island in the southern Mollucas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and systematics This species was originally described as a subspecies of the spectacled monarch and then classified as a separate species in the genus ''Monarcha'' until moved to ''Symposiachrus'' in 2009. The name 'black-chinned monarch' is also used as an alternate name for the black-winged monarch. References External linksBirdLife Species Factsheet. Boano monarch Birds of the Maluku Islands Critically endangered fauna of Asia Boano monarch The Boano monarch (''Symposiachrus boanensis''), or black-chinned monarch, is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae endemic to Indonesia. It is found on Boano island in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zosterops Dehaani
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The Morotai white-eye (''Zosterops dehaani'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas. It was separated from the cream-throated white-eye based on distinct plumage, exceptional dawn song, and submontane/montane ecology Rheindt, F.E. & J.A. Eaton, 2018.Notes on the taxonomy of Cream-throated White-eye ''Zosterops atriceps'' and the biogeography of the Northern Moluccas. BirdingASIA 30:48–5full text/ref> References Morotai white-eye Birds of the Maluku Islands Morotai white-eye The Morotai white-eye (''Zosterops dehaani'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Morotai in the northern Moluccas. It was separated from the cream-throated white-eye The cream-throated white-eye (''Zosterops atri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accipiter Virgatus
The besra (''Accipiter virgatus''), also called the besra sparrowhawk, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The besra is a widespread resident breeder in dense forests throughout southern Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent eastwards across Southeast Asia and into East Asia. It nests in trees, building a new nest each year. It lays 2 to 5 eggs. This bird is a medium-sized raptor (29 to 36 cm) with short broad wings and a long tail, both adaptations to fast maneuvering through dense vegetation. The normal flight of this species is a characteristic "flap–flap–glide". This species is like a darker version of the widespread shikra with darker upperparts, strongly barred underwing, broader gular stripe and thin long legs and toes. The adult male besra has dark blue-grey upperparts, and is white, barred reddish brown below. The larger female is browner above than the male. The juvenile is dark brown above and white, barred with brown below. In all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Voous
Karel Hendrik Voous (23 June 1920, Huizen – 31 January 2002, Huizen) was a Dutch ornithologist and author. He was Secretary-General (1966–1970) and Honorary President (1990–1994) of the International Ornithological Committee. Bibliography Books in English *''On the history of the distribution of the genus Dendrocopos'' (1947) *''Birds observed and collected during the whaling expeditions of the "Willem Barendsz" in the Antarctic, 1946–1947 and 1947–1948'' (1950) *''Owls of the Northern Hemisphere'' *'' List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species'' Contributions *''The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds'', T & A D Poyser, 1997 (foreword A foreword is a (usually short) piece of writing, sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Typically written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the ...) Books in Dutch *''Afwijkende populatie koolmezen'' *''Phylloscopus Bonelli Bonelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Births
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1990 Deaths
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