Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is a learned society and registered charity of Scotland. It was founded by an Edinburgh lawyer, Thomas Hailing Gillespie, in 1909. In 1913, a large plot of land was purchased for the Society by the Edinburgh Town Council on Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh a site which later opened to the public as Edinburgh Zoo.^[1] The original charter of the society is:

"To promote, facilitate and encourage the study of zoology and kindred subjects and to foster and develop amongst the people an interest in and knowledge of animal life."^[2]

In 1986, the society also acquired the Highland Wildlife Park.

[edit] See also

• List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
• List of zoo associations
• Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
• Scottish Wildlife Trust
• Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Review of Edinburgh Zoo". goodzoos.com website. http://www.goodzoos.com/UK%20Zoos/edinburg.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 
2. ^ "History of Edinburgh Zoo". Edinburgh Zoo website. http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/PageAccess.aspx?id=51. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 

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