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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-01-31 human Rosanne Walker updated 2019-12-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003124b.htm person Carrick Robert AACR2 July 1988 Place of Birth Scotland? Biologist Ornithologist Robert Carrick was the founder of the Australian Bird Banding Scheme at CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research, where he worked 1953-1965. He was an expert on the Australian magpie and also on Antarctic birds.

Educated Universities of Glasgow (BSc) and Edinburgh (PhD). Biologist and Antarctic bird specialist. Lectured in zoology in Leeds and Aberdeen; Founder, Australian Bird Banding Scheme, CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research 1953 and officer-in-charge 1953-60. Studied magpies at Gungahlin from about 1955-1965, some of the earliest banding and bird behaviour work in Australia. Later moved to the Mawson Institute for Antarctic Research in Adelaide, where he continued his studies on penguins, albatrosses and elephant seals on Macquarie Island which he had already visited on three occasions in the 1950s as adviser on wildlife studies of ANARE. In about 1971 he retired to Scotland. Instrumental in the establishment of Tidbinbilla Wildlife Reserve, ACT and also played an important part in drafting agreed measures to protect the flora and fauna of Antarctica.

 CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1962 - 1982) 1953 1965

Founder of the Australian Bird Banding Scheme in the CSIRO Division of Wildlife Research

 Carrick, Robert (-1988)

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 'Carrick, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Carrick, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Dr Robert Carrick M., D. M. Obituary: Dr Robert Carrick 1988 Corella 12 4 132 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001