David Fleay

David Howells Fleay
AM MBE
David Fleay and a brown snake, 1954
Born(1907-01-06)6 January 1907
Died7 August 1993(1993-08-07) (aged 86)
EducationBallarat Grammar School
OccupationBiologist
Known forCaptive breeding of endangered species

David Howells Fleay AM MBE (/ˈfl/; 6 January 1907 – 7 August 1993) was an Australian scientist and biologist who pioneered the captive breeding of endangered species, and was the first person to breed the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in captivity.[1]

He died on 7 August 1993 aged 86.[2]

  1. ^ Connors, Libby, "Fleay, David Howells (1907–1993)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 16 September 2021
  2. ^ "Nature, culture and history - The David Fleay Story | David Fleay Wildlife Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2021.