Alice Hibbert-Ware: Nature Study and the Little Owl Food Enquiry (1936-7)

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• Max Long
• Thursday 06 February 2025, 18:45-20:00
• Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

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This talk will explore the life of Alice Hibbert-Ware, a little-known naturalist with a Cambridge connection.

Hibbert-Ware was a teacher and promoter of school nature study in the early twentieth century, and also undertook a survey of the Little Owl’s eating habits in the 1930s, which contributed to the bird’s protection at a time when landowners blamed them for attacking game bird chicks. The enquiry was a fascinating early case of “citizen science”, with volunteers recruited via a public call in the press, including BBC Radio and the ZSL ’s Zoo magazine.

This talk is part of the Cambridge Natural History Society series.

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