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Nigel Degge Wilmot Sitwell (born August 1935) is an English conservationist, writer, editor and businessman specializing in wildlife and travel. He is noted for his travels in nearly 100 countries, including Antarctica, Tibet, East Africa and East Asia. In addition he edited and published the WWF magazine series ''Wildlife'' for 17 years. ==Career== After finishing Sherborne School in 1953 Sitwell went to Canada where he worked as financial journalist for The Montreal Gazette from 1958 to 1961.〔(Linkedin profile - Nigel Sitwell )〕 In 1964, he joined the editorial board of the ailing WWF magazine ''Animals'' which was founded in 1963. Subsequently Sitwell bought that magazine and from January 1967 it was published monthly. In May 1974, the title was changed into ''Wildlife'' in order to present a wider range of featured topics.〔(Key moments in the history of BBC Wildlife Magazine )〕 Several well-known conservationists contributed to ''Wildlife'' including Peter Jackson, Malcolm Penny, Sir Peter Scott, Sir Guy Mountfort, Nicole Duplaix or Janet Barber. In 1983, this magazine was renamed into BBC Wildlife.〔 By 2000 Sitwell started the new project ''Ocean Explorer'' where he published richly illustrated maps about several areas of the world like Antarctica, Svalbard, South Georgia, Alaska, South America, Falkland Islands, the Caribbean, the Galápagos Islands, the Mediterranean islands, and Greenland. These detailed travel maps are directed in particular to cruise ship passengers and include information about wildlife, landscapes, landmarks, and notable explorers.〔(Ocean Explorer Maps )〕 In collaboration with Lars-Eric Lindblad he developed the Antarctica program for the cruise line ''Orient Lines'' in 1993〔''Cruise Travel'', May 1995, p 64–65〕 where he was expedition leader for 14 seasons on ships such as ''Professor Khromov'', ''Alla Tarasova'', ''Ocean Princess'', and ''MS Marco Polo''. These cruises not only went to Antarctica but also to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the Ross Sea.〔(Approved Private Vessel Observers )〕 Sitwell was often on Galápagos. He first visited this islands in 1967 and travelled there for about fifty times. In 1995, he was among the founder trustees of the Galapagos Conservation Trust where he served as chairman from 1997 to 2006.〔(GCT ambassadors )〕 He was succeeded by Richard Robinson.〔(New Chairman for the Galapagos Conservation Trust )〕 Sitwell served as Director of Information for WWF UK. In addition he was member of the Council of the Zoological Society of London and a long-time trustee of Survival International where he was director of the charitable trust from 1996 to 1997. For his achievement in nature conservation he was awarded with the Order of the Golden Ark by HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.〔(Zoominfo Profile - Nigel Sitwell )〕 Sitwell is a member of the UK Independence Party. He was candidate during the West Sussex County Council elections in the district Chichester South in 2005, 2009, and 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nigel Sitwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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