Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is a learned society and registered charity of Scotland.[1] It was founded by an Edinburgh lawyer, Thomas Hailing Gillespie, in 1909. In 1913, a large plot of land was purchased for the Society by the Edinburgh Town Council on Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh a site which later opened to the public as Edinburgh Zoo.[2] The Society received its Royal Charter in 1913.[3] The principle objective of the Society mentioned in the original charter is:
"To promote, facilitate and encourage the study of zoology and kindred subjects and to foster and develop amongst the people an interest in and knowledge of animal life."[4]
In 1986, the society also acquired the Highland Wildlife Park.
[edit] See also
- List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
- List of zoo associations
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
- Scottish Wildlife Trust
- Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Registered Charity no. SC004064 at the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
- ^ "Review of Edinburgh Zoo". goodzoos.com website. http://www.goodzoos.com/UK%20Zoos/edinburg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ Cf. http://www.rzss.org.uk/about-rzss
- ^ "History of Edinburgh Zoo". Edinburgh Zoo website. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070612223212/http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/PageAccess.aspx?id=51. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
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