Introduction
The Falkland Islands have a rich natural history with many unique fauna and flora. Early researchers included such notables as Antoine Joseph Pernetty, Charles Darwin and Joseph Dalton Hooker and to this day the Islands are very popular destination for scientists. This abundance of wildlife is also a draw for tourists and every year many flock to the Islands to enjoy the wild diversity and scenery.
NB: For agricultural animals, crops/importation of fodder, forestry and grasslands/pasture see Agriculture.
Natural History - List of Holdings Database
This database currently contains a listing of the government files and documents held on Natural History. For ease of use the Natural History records have been sorted into sub-categories: FAUNA (NATIVE AND INTRODUCED); FLORA (NATIVE AND INTRODUCED); GEOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS; PENGUINS; SEALS/SEALING and WHALES/WHALING. The government records mainly cover the period post World War I to the late 1970s with some files as early as 1915. The database will be updated from time to time as new accessions are added.
Natural History list of holdings.pdf(483.13 KB)
Disclaimer
While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.
Copyright guide
Copies of government records may be used freely for private research and educational purposes. If material is to be used for commercial publication, exhibition or broadcast the written permission of the Jane Cameron National Archives must first be obtained. Whenever material from the Jane Cameron National Archives is reproduced in any form or in any medium, the user must acknowledge the Jane Cameron National Archives as the source and give all document references. For non-government records it is your responsibility as the user to ensure that copyright is not infringed and any infringement that does occur is your responsibility.