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John Morton Boyd

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John Morton Boyd CBE FRSE (31 January 1925 – 25 August 1998) was a Scottish zoologist, writer and conservationist. [1]

32 relations: Ayrshire, Conservation movement, Darvel, Doctorate, Dune, Earthworm, Ecology, Edinburgh, Eurasian wren, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Frank Fraser Darling, Grey seal, Ian L. Boyd, Inner Hebrides, Kenneth Williamson, Kilmarnock Academy, Machair, Natural history of Scotland, Nature Conservancy (UK), North Rona, Order of the British Empire, Scotland, Seton Gordon, Snail, Soay sheep, St Kilda field mouse, St Kilda wren, St Kilda, Scotland, Tiree, University of Glasgow, Writer, Zoology.

Ayrshire

Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir) is an historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde.

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Conservation movement

The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.

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Darvel

Darvel or Dervel (Dairvel, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Doctorate

A doctorate (from Latin docere, "to teach") or doctor's degree (from Latin doctor, "teacher") or doctoral degree (from the ancient formalism licentia docendi) is an academic degree awarded by universities that is, in most countries, a research degree that qualifies the holder to teach at the university level in the degree's field, or to work in a specific profession.

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Dune

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by aeolian processes (wind) or the flow of water.

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Earthworm

An earthworm is a tube-shaped, segmented worm found in the phylum Annelida.

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Ecology

Ecology (from οἶκος, "house", or "environment"; -λογία, "study of") is the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Eurasian wren

The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb).

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland judges to be "eminently distinguished in their subject".

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Frank Fraser Darling

Sir Frank Fraser Darling FRSE LLD (born Frank Darling, 23 June 1903 – 22 October 1979) was an English ecologist, ornithologist, farmer, conservationist and author, who is strongly associated with the highlands and islands of Scotland.

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Grey seal

The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus, meaning "hooked-nosed sea pig") is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Ian L. Boyd

Professor Ian Lamont Boyd FSB FRSE (born, Kilmarnock, 9 February 1957) is a Scottish zoologist, environmental and polar scientist, the Chief Scientific Adviser at Defra, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Professor in Biology at the University of St Andrews.

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Inner Hebrides

The Inner Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh, "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides.

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Kenneth Williamson

Kenneth Williamson (1914 – 14 June 1977) was a British ornithologist who had a strong association with Scotland and with bird migration.

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Kilmarnock Academy

Kilmarnock Academy is a state-funded secondary school situated in Kilmarnock, Scotland, currently located on Sutherland Drive in the New Farm Loch area of the town.

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Machair

Machair (sometimes machar in English) refers to a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on part of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides.

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Natural history of Scotland

Natural history of Scotland concerns the flora, fauna and mycota of Scotland.

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Nature Conservancy (UK)

The Nature Conservancy was a British government agency established by Royal Charter in 1949.

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North Rona

Rona (Rònaigh) is a remote Scottish island in the North Atlantic.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Seton Gordon

Seton Gordon (1886–1977) was a Scottish naturalist, photographer and folklorist.

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Snail

Snail is a common name loosely applied to shelled gastropods.

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Soay sheep

The Soay sheep is a breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) descended from a population of feral sheep on the island of Soay in the St Kilda Archipelago, about from the Western Isles of Scotland.

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St Kilda field mouse

The St Kilda field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis) is a subspecies of wood mouse that is endemic to the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda, which is 40 miles west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, and from mainland Scotland.

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St Kilda wren

The St Kilda wren (Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis) is a small passerine bird in the wren family.

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St Kilda, Scotland

St Kilda (Hiort) is an isolated archipelago situated west-northwest of North Uist, in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Tiree

Tiree (Tiriodh) is the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

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University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu; Universitas Glasguensis; abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals) is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.

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Writer

A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate their ideas.

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Zoology

Zoology or animal biology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morton_Boyd

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