Ronald Lockley | |
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.jpg) Lockley c. 1940 | |
| Born | 8 November 1903 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 12 April 2000 (aged 96) |
| Occupation | Ornithologist, naturalist, author |
Ronald Mathias Lockley (8 November 1903 – 12 April 2000) was a Welsh ornithologist and naturalist. He wrote over fifty books on natural history, including a study of shearwaters, and the book The Private Life of the Rabbit, which was used in the development of his friend Richard Adams's children's book Watership Down.