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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-02-12 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006261b.htm person Fraser Ian Thomas OAM AACR2 Conservationist Naturalist Ian Fraser is a naturalist and conservationist who is expert in the natural history of the Canberra region. He has been a member of several environmental advisory groups including the ACT Natural Resources Management Advisory Committee and the ACT Flora and Fauna Committee. For the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service he wrote 250 threatened species profiles for plants and animals for inclusion in the South-East Directorate web site. Fraser engages with the public on natural history through his books and radio broadcasts, and by giving talks and writing for local naturalists' newsletters. For over 30 years as founder and director of Environment Tours he led natural history bus-based tours throughout Australia. In 2006 he was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. 1980 1984 Career position - Director, Canberra and South East Region Environment Centre 1984 2012 Career position - Member, ACT Natural Resources Management Advisory Committee 1984 2016 Career position - Founder, Environment Tours 1992 2016 Career position - Regular natural history presenter, ABC 666 radio station 1995 1995 Award - ACT Landcare Media Award for "Nature Table" 1995 2010 Career position - Member, ACT Flora and Fauna Committee 2002 Career position - Director, Vetego Environmental Consultancy 2005 2012 Career position - Chair, ACT Natural Resources Management Advisory Committee 2006 2006 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria 2011 2011 Award - Whitley Certificate for Best Regional Zoology, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2013 2013 Award - Whitely Certificate for Best Zoological Resource, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2018 2018 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to conservation and the environment Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 2006

 'Fraser, Ian Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fraser, Ian Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Australian Natural History Medallion 2006: Ian Fraser Endersby, Ian Australian Natural History Medallion 2006: Ian Fraser 2006 The Victorian naturalist 123 6 4002-