Background
Pawley, Ray Lynn was born on November 7, 1935 in Midland, Michigan, United States. Son of Lynn Richard and Alice Marie (Skelton) Pawley.
curator zoological park administrator consultant
Pawley, Ray Lynn was born on November 7, 1935 in Midland, Michigan, United States. Son of Lynn Richard and Alice Marie (Skelton) Pawley.
Student in zoo administration, Michigan State University, 1954-1957.
Assistant curator, lecturer Black Hills Reptile Gardens, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1952—1953. Owner, administrator Reptile Exhibit, St. Ignace, Michigan, 1957—1959. Animal coordinator Don Meier Productions Marlin Perkin's Wild Kingdom television Documentaries, Chicago, 1960—1964.
Zoologist Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, 1960—1964. Curator herpetalogy, birds Brookfield Zoo, 1964—1997. Retired, 1997
Formerly associate department zoology Field Museum Natural History, Chicago.
International zoo and conservation consultant, Russia, Latvia, Mexico, Kenya, China, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands. Past instructor herpetology Field Museum, College College of DuPage, Triton College. Associate zoologist Moscow Zoological Park, Russia.
Information resource for federal and state wildlife agencies. Lecturer, consultant in field.
Past vice president Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield, Illinois. Liaison Endangered Species Technology Advisory Committee, Springfield. Member American Zoo Association (3 Outstanding Service awards), Chicago Academy of Sciences (life), Chicago Herpetological Society (life), National Herpetological Alliance (past president), Mensa.
Married Ethel Marie Condon, February 19, 1955 (divorced 1974). Children: Ray Allyn, Shanna Sue, Cynthia Ann, Dawn Marie, Brandon Earl, Dareen Joy. Married Hedda P. Saltz, March 16, 1997.