Louise Grossfeldt

Louise (Lou) Grossfeldt (born Louise Ellen Grossfeldt) is a zoo keeper, primate husbandry specialist and conservationist, based in Australia. For over 20 years, she has worked with primates at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. In 2015, Lou commenced work as a curator at Mogo Zoo on the New South Wales South Coast. In 2017 she became Mogo Zoo's Manager Life Sciences. In January 2019, she was appointed a Curator of Primates at Sydney Zoo in Western Sydney

Lou Grossfeldt
Born
Louise Ellen Grossfeldt

Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationZoo keeper. Conservationist

As part of her husbandry work, Grossfeldt has held positions including Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) Coordinator for New World monkeys and a regional stud book keeper for western lowland gorilla and Black-and-white ruffed lemur.

Grossfeldt is Vice President of Borneo Orangutan Survival[1] Australia. She has worked around the world on primate husbandry and conservation projects, with organisations including Jane Goodall Institute and the Endangered Primate Centre in the Cúc Phương National Park.[2]

In 2013, to honour her ongoing efforts to save the Borneo orangutan, technicians of Borneo Orangutan Survival at Samboja Lestari named an orphaned baby orang after Grossfeldt. Local people believe naming a baby orang after a special person will give the infant extra spirit and a will to live.[3]

Media work

As a member of the Taronga Zoo team, Grossfeldt's work has been featured on television programs including Totally Wild, The Project,[4] The Zoo and Wildlife at the Zoo.[5]

In 2013, Grossfeldt and the work of Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation were featured on 60 Minutes.[6]

In 2015, Grossfeldt co-authored the book Our Primate Family,[7] with writer David Blissett. The foreword for the book was written by primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace Dr Jane Goodall.

Grossfeldt's work is also regularly featured in print media and on radio, especially ABC Radio (Australia)[8] and presenter Richard Glover (radio presenter).

In March 2016, Grossfeldt was featured on an ABC Kid's podcast "Short and Curly", discussing the subject: "should chimps have the same rights as kids?" [9]

References
  1. "BOS Australia Committee". Orangutans.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. Our Primate Family ISBN 9781922129765, Melbourne Books, 2015
  3. Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia ( BOSA) (21 April 2013). "Story of Lou 2". Youtube.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. "Louise Grossfeldt". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. "Lou Grossfeldt - Wild Life at the Zoo - ABC TV". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Our Primate Family: Stories of Conservation and Kin - Melbourne Books". Melbournebooks.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. "A day at Taronga Zoo to see the baby chimps and gorillas". Blogs.abc.net.au. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  9. "Short and Curly by ABC First Run on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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