Jim Lynch (conservationist)
James Robert Lynch QSM (born 11 September 1947) is a New Zealand cartoonist and conservationist.
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Lynch was born in 1947 in Whangarei. He grew up on a farm in Hukerenui.[1]
His first cartoons were published in the Taranaki Daily News in 1979 (appearing weekly until 1986) and he produced fortnightly cartoons for the New Zealand Times from 1981 to 1985.[2] He was the runner-up in the New Zealand Cartoonist of the Year category at the Qantas Press Awards in 1983.[2] Lynch's cartoons appeared under the name 'James' because "I didn't want to go to my boss and ask if I could have secondary employment as a political cartoonist".[3]
Lynch is possibly better known as a conservationist and founder of Zealandia.[4][5] He was the President of the Wellington Branch of Forest and Bird from 1991.[2]
In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lynch was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[6][7]
In 2022, Lynch was commissioned by Wellington Regional Council to produce a feasibility study of establishing a wildlife sanctuary in the Wainuiomata Water Collection Area. The study found that the project was "technically and practically feasible". The name given to the proposed sanctuary is Puketahā.[8]
References
- "James Lynch QSM". James Lynch. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Haxton, David. "Jim Lynch – the man behind the James cartoons". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- Prestwood, Sarah (14 October 2000). "Call of the wild". Dominion: 20.
- "A World-First Sanctuary". www.visitzealandia.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "James Robert Lynch | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Queen's Birthday honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- Vance, Andrea (28 March 2022). "Proposed eco-sanctuary could boost the population of up to 30 native species". Stuff. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.