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MR. G. S. CASTSDALE has been appointed superintendent of the Zoological Society's Gardens in Regent's Park, London, in succession to Dr. G. M. Vevers, who retired on December 15 (see Nature, November 6, p. 727). Mr. Cansdale was educated at St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford ; he graduated in forestry and afterwards obtained a research degree for work on black poplars and their hybrids. He was appointed to the Colonial Forest Service in 1934 and served in the Gold Coast from then until 1948. During these years he took full advantage of the opportunities of studying the local fauna and made large collections of reptiles, birds and small mammals for the London Zoo, many of which were new to the collection ; in addition, he made extensive collections for the British Museum (Natural History). He has published various popular articles dealing especially with small mammals and their ecology, and is the author of "Animals of West Africa", a general account of the more common mammals and reptiles of that region. In addition to being a keen naturalist, Mr. Cansdale has the advantage of practical experience in keeping live animals, for he and his wife maintained a private collection in Africa and were successful in the rearing and maintenance of a wide range of species, including some which are very difficult to adapt to a life in captivity, with the necessary dietary modifications involved. This experience will be of value in dealing with the many problems which arise in connexion with the maintenance of such a varied collection of animals as that in Regent's Park.
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Zoological Society of London : Mr. G. S. Cansdale. Nature 162, 987–988 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162987c0
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