Val Sanderson
Ernest Valentine "Val" Sanderson (8 February 1866 – 29 December 1945) was a New Zealand businessman and conservationist. He was born in
Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.[1]
Val Sanderson is acknowledged as the founder of Forest and Bird. In 1921, after his return from the First World War, the then Captain Val Sanderson was angered that the Kapiti Island wildlife reserve was unfenced and extensively damaged by cattle, sheep and goats. Sanderson campaigned for better management of
Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.[1]
Sanderson drove an expansion of the society's range of interests into such areas as soil erosion and use of native trees for soil stabilisation. He became the president in 1933 a position which he held until his death in 1945 aged 79.
References
- ^ a b Galbreath, Ross. "Ernest Valentine Sanderson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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