Anne Lesley Richardson is a New Zealand conservationist. She is wildlife manager at Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust (ICWT), where she has pioneered techniques used to save endangered species of birds from extinction.
Richardson joined the ICWT in the early 1990s. Her work has involved developing techniques to incubate and raise
kākāriki karaka chicks, and subsequently release young birds in the wild. She has also worked to conserve a number of waterbirds, including
kakī,
pāteke
The brown teal (''Anas chlorotis''; mi, pāteke) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus ''Anas'' native to New Zealand. For many years it had been considered to be conspecific with the flightless Auckland and Campbell teals in ''Anas aucklan ...
,
tūturuatu and
whio
The blue duck or whio (''Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos'') is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus ''Hymenolaimus''. Its exact taxonomic status is still unresolved, but i ...
.
She was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the
2020 Queen's Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours for 2020 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II to Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms, various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works b ...
for "services to wildlife conservation".
References
External links
Isaac Conservation and Wildlife Trust website
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
New Zealand conservationists
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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