Elwyn Welch
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Elwyn Welch
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Elwyn Owen Arnold Welch was a New Zealand farmer, ornithologist, conservationist and Open Brethren missionary. An expert in raising endangered bird chicks, he is best known for his part in the captive breeding of newly re-discovered takahē in the 1950s. His efforts live on as Pukaha / Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre. As an Open Brethren missionary, he served in Nigeria beginning in April 1961. He died in Nigeria at age 36 from polio.
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New Zealand ornithologist and farmer
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2023-11-23T00:30:26Z
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