Carl G. Jones

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Full Name	Carl G. Jones
Occupation	Biologist
Date Of Birth	Jun 20, 1954(1954-06-20)
Age	70
Birthplace	Carmarthen
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Gemini

Carl G. Jones Biography

Carl G. Jones is one of the most popular and richest Biologist who was born on June 20, 1954 in Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom.

Carl G. Jones, MBE (born 20 June 1954) is a Welsh conservation biologist, who has been employed by Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 1985, and a founding member (1984) and current scientific director of Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF). Additionally he is Chief Scientist at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, and an honorary professor in ecology and conservation biology at the University of East Anglia. Often outspoken on the importance of knowing your species and using intuition, empathy and practical knowledge over dogmatic education, Jones is best known for his work in recovering the Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) from just four individuals in 1974, to an estimated 400. Working in the Mascarene Islands since 1979, Jones has led five successful bird restoration projects where the starting population has numbered less than 12 individuals; as a consequence Mauritius has averted more bird extinctions than any other country. Jones has pioneered the use of ecological or taxon replacements to fill the ecological roles of extinct animals and successfully restored levels of endemic vegetation to previously denuded islets. Jones’ work has been highlighted in Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine’s 1990 radio documentary Last Chance to See, along with its accompanying book, as well as David Quammen’s 1996 book The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions.

A follower, since childhood, of the work of Gerald Durrell, he first visited the Jersey Zoo in 1967. When he went to Mauritius in 1979 he worked closely with the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) and came into their employ in 1985, and continues to oversee the Trust’s efforts in the Mascarenes. He is their Chief Scientist and a “thought leader” influencing many aspects of the Trust’s work in both Jersey and elsewhere. He regularly lectures and teaches conservation theory, case studies and practical skills to students at Durrell Conservation Academy (formerly the International Training Centre), where his classes are prized for their humorous delivery and demonstrable field knowledge.

Carl G. Jones Net Worth

Carl G. Jones is one of the richest Biologist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carl G. Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jones was born in Carmarthen, Wales in 1954. During his youth he was fascinated with animals, and bred kestrels in his back yard. He credits both his initial excitement and subsequent success in restoring the Mauritius kestrel to the experience gathered during this time. Speaking of his decision to pursue conservation as a career, Jones has stated: “I have always known what I wanted to do for as long as I can remember. I wanted to work with wildlife, to visit remote areas and to contribute to the conservation of the most endangered species. But dreaming is not enough and I realised that I needed some higher qualifications.” Subsequently, he has spent his career conserving and studying species and systems and helping others to become conservation biologists.

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Further species restoration work was undertaken with the pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri), of which the population had declined to just 10 individuals by 1990. Population estimates of about 400 birds in seven subpopulations (six in the national park and one on Ile aux Aigrettes) in 2015 have resulted from Jones’ leadership in the intervention, following similar methods to the Mauritius kestrel project.

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As well as the many successes with bird species and helping establish Mauritius’ first National Park, Jones has been instrumental in restoring the animal and plant communities on islands around Mauritius and Rodrigues that had been left denuded and barren by decades of exposure to invasive non-native mammals, such as goats, rabbits, hares, cats and rats. Recognising that the native, endemic reptiles – some of which having already become extinct – were important ecological components, as well as evolutionarily distinct animals, Jones, the late Gerald Durrell, and John Hartley (who managed overseas projects for the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust), initiated an effort to rebuild entire eco-systems, beginning with removing alien invasive species from Round Island