Jim Lynch (conservationist)

James Robert Lynch QSM (born 11 September 1947) is a New Zealand cartoonist and conservationist.

Jim Lynch

QSM
Lynch in 2020
Born
James Robert Lynch

(1947-09-11) 11 September 1947
Whangārei, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Cartoonist
  • conservationist
Known forFounder of Zealandia

Biography

Lynch was born in 1947 in Whangārei. He grew up on a farm in Hūkerenui.[1]

His first cartoons were published in the Taranaki Daily News in 1979 (appearing weekly until 1986) and he produced fortnightly cartoons for the New Zealand Times from 1981 to 1985.[2] He was the runner-up in the New Zealand Cartoonist of the Year category at the Qantas Press Awards in 1983.[2] Lynch's cartoons appeared under the name 'James' because "I didn't want to go to my boss and ask if I could have secondary employment as a political cartoonist".[3]

Lynch is possibly better known as a conservationist and founder of eco-sanctuary Zealandia in Wellington.[4][5] He wrote a book Zealandia: the valley that changed a nation which told the story of the creation of Zealandia.[6][7] He was the President of the Wellington Branch of Forest and Bird from 1991.[2]

In 2022, Lynch was commissioned by Wellington Regional Council to produce a feasibility study of establishing a wildlife sanctuary in the Wainuiomata Water Collection Area. The study found that the project was "technically and practically feasible". The name given to the proposed sanctuary is Puketahā.[8]

Honours and awards

In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lynch was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[9][10]

Publications
  • Lynch, Jim (2019). Zealandia: the valley that changed a nation. Waikanae: Kotare Publications. ISBN 978-0-473-49011-9.

References
  1. "James Lynch QSM". James Lynch. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. "Lynch, James Robert, 1947-". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. Haxton, David. "Jim Lynch – the man behind the James cartoons". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. Prestwood, Sarah (14 October 2000). "Call of the wild". Dominion: 20.
  5. "A World-First Sanctuary". www.visitzealandia.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. "The story of Zealandia is told by its founder". Wellington City Council. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. "The story of Zealandia". RNZ. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. Vance, Andrea (28 March 2022). "Proposed eco-sanctuary could boost the population of up to 30 native species". Stuff. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  9. "James Robert Lynch | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  10. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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