DavidBELLAMY Passed away on 11th December 2019, aged 86. A much loved naturalist and TV personality, he is said to have inspired a generation and will be greatly missed. David was president and co-founder of the Conservation Foundation as well as being involved in a number of other conservation and environmental projects throughout his career. His death was announced by The Conservation Foundation on 11th December, who said: "The Conservation Foundation is greatly saddened to announce the death on 11th December 2019 of Professor David Bellamy OBE, our co-founder and President. The Foundation was very special to David and he was very special to us." In a statement, David Shreeve, director of the Conservation Foundation, said: "Sadly, I have to report that David Bellamy died this morning. David and I worked together on a variety of projects in various places since launching The Conservation Foundation in 1982.
He was a larger-than-life character who became a very special friend and teacher. He inspired a whole generation with his wide range of interests and enthusiasm which knew no bounds. The Conservation Foundation was very special to him and so today is very sad for all of us."
London-born David was a household name as a TV personality, scientist and conservationist. Bellamy worked in a factory and as a plumber before meeting his future wife Rosemary, to whom he was still married when he died. They had lived in Hamsterley Forest in County Durham since 1960. The couple had five children. Bellamy studied and later taught botany at Durham University.
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