Kai Curry-Lindahl, Ph.D. (May 10, 1917 – December 5, 1990), was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

and author. He was born in Stockholm. He participated actively in the

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and managem ...

debate, and was a conservation expert associated with the

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between 1966 and 1969. He was the head of the

Skansen Skansen (; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of S ...

's natural history department between 1953 and 1974. Between 1974 and 1983 he was a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and in 1974 and 1978 at the University of Guelph, Ontario. From 1974 until his death he was an advisor to UN agencies

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, and about 35 African governments from his base in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

. During most of that time he was also linked to the Swedish Environmental Secretariat.

Books

* Animals and humans in the Swedish countryside, 1955, Stockholm * Some animal species distribution - Animal Geography, 1957, Stockholm * Forests and animals, 1961, Stockholm * Europe's natural, 1971, Stockholm * Conservation for Survival: An Ecological Strategy, New York, 1972 * Lemming - a artmonografi, 1975, Bonnier, Stockholm, * The endangered animals worldwide, 1982, Stockholm * The Future Of The Cairngorms, 1982, North East Mountains Trust with Adam Watson & R Drennan-Watson * Our fish, 1985, Stockholm * Mammals, amphibians & reptiles, 1988, Stockholm * Tropical mountains, 1953, Stockholm * The birds of Mount Nimba, Liberia British Museum (Natural History) 1986 with Colston, Peter R

References

Swedish male writers 1917 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Swedish zoologists {{Sweden-writer-stub