Peter Jackson (biologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Jackson (biologist)

biologist

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 08-Dec-2016

Profession: photographer, author, ecologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Peter Jackson (27 January 1926 – 8 December 2016) in London) was a British scholar, professional photographer and author, expert on felines, particularly tigers, born in London.
Jackson was the Chairman of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission between 1983 and 2000, and subsequently became chairman emeritus.
He was a world-renowned tiger conservationist who was involved in tiger research and conservation efforts from the late 1960s.His interest in tigers arose during 18 years in India as a news correspondent, which led to work with WWF International, Operation Tiger, India's Project Tiger, and conservation programs in Nepal, Thailand and Indonesia.
Peter Jackson co-authored and co-edited several publications on big cats and tigers, including Tiger! (1994) with Simon Barnes, Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, compiled and edited by Kristin Nowell and Peter Jackson (IUCN 1996), and Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human Dominated Landscapes (Cambridge University Press 1999).Jackson initially worked independently to promote tiger conservation.
In 1983 he became the Chair of the Cat Specialist Group.
He held this position for 17 years.
In 2004 a newly established subspecies of the tiger, Malayan tiger, was given a name Panthera tigris jacksoni in honour of Peter Jackson.Jackson died on 8 December 2016 at the age of 90.