Ian Redmond OBE is a tropical field biologist and conservationist. His career spans more than 30 years in which he is renowned for his work with gorilla

Gorilla

Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...

s and elephant

Elephant

Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...

s. He is best known for his work with mountain gorrilas, Redmond has been involved in more than 50 documentaries on the subject for, amongst others, BBC

BBC

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, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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. Redmond was also involved in the film Gorillas in the Mist spending some time with Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. She is best known for her critically acclaimed role of Ellen Ripley in the four Alien films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, for which she has received worldwide recognition .Other notable roles include Dana...

 so she could better understand her character .

Early life and family

Redmond was born in Malaysia, moving to Beverley

Beverley

Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...

 aged five to live with his mother. It was in Beverley where his love of animals becoming a member of the Beverley and Hull Naturalist Society. Redmond attended Keele University

Keele University

Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...

 studying Biology

Biology

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...

 and Geology

Geology

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Redmond is married with twin sons, Matthew and Benjamin.

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• http://www.orangutan.org.uk/latest-news/125-ian-redmond-receives-obe
• http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/39Who39d-have-thought-they39d-give.1588264.jp
• http://www.bornfree.org.uk/about-us/staff/campaigns-dept/
• http://www.orangutan.org.uk/latest-news/125-ian-redmond-receives-obe