Raising Daisy Rothschild, Elephant Have Right of Way, There's a Rhino in the Rose Bed, Mother, That Nairobi Affair, Bagamoyo: Here I Leave My Heart, A Falling Star: A True Story of Romance, The Giraffe Lady, Daisy Rothschild: The Giraffe That Lives with Me (children's edition), Walter Warthog: The Warthog Who Moved in (children's edition)
She was instrumental in creating sanctuaries to preserve the subspecies of the Rothschild's giraffe in Kenya. Often called the "Giraffe Lady," she spent much of her life living and working in Kenya protecting and caring for the Rothschild's giraffe population there, primarily through a breeding programme established at her residence, Giraffe Manor. During her time working there, the Rothschild's giraffe population grew from about one hundred twenty to over four hundred.
Along with her husband Jock Leslie-Melville and their adopted giraffe Daisy, they were the subject of the film The Last Giraffe (1979) with Susan Anspach playing Betty.[3]
As part of their fund-raising efforts, Betty and Jock Leslie-Melville collaborated on a series of books about animals, most of them characterized by Betty's rather entertaining style. Raising Daisy Rothschild (1977) "the story of two delightful young people and how they raised and grew to love a young giraffe... or two" became a best-seller. Other animal stories and fiction publications include: Elephant Have Right of Way (1973), There's a Rhino in the Rose Bed, Mother (1973), That Nairobi Affair (1975), Bagamoyo: Here I Leave My Heart (1983), A Falling Star: A True Story of Romance (1986), The Giraffe Lady (1997), Daisy Rothschild: The Giraffe That Lives with Me (children's book, 1987), and Walter Warthog (1989), a children's story about the tame warthog they named after their friend Walter Cronkite, the CBS News anchorman. The books helped to raise more funds for the Giraffe Centre that they set up at Lang'ata, Kenya in 1983. She died on September 23, 2005, in Baltimore.[1]
betty, leslie, melville, née, mcdonnell, march, 1927, september, 2005, american, born, author, conservationist, bornbetty, julia, mcdonnell, 1927, march, 1927baltimore, marylanddiedseptember, 2005, 2005, aged, baltimore, marylandoccupationwriter, wildlife, con. Betty Leslie Melville nee McDonnell March 7 1927 September 23 2005 was an American born author and conservationist Betty Leslie MelvilleBornBetty Julia McDonnell 1927 03 07 March 7 1927Baltimore MarylandDiedSeptember 23 2005 2005 09 23 aged 78 Baltimore MarylandOccupationWriter wildlife conservationistLanguageEnglishNotable worksRaising Daisy Rothschild Elephant Have Right of Way There s a Rhino in the Rose Bed Mother That Nairobi Affair Bagamoyo Here I Leave My Heart A Falling Star A True Story of Romance The Giraffe Lady Daisy Rothschild The Giraffe That Lives with Me children s edition Walter Warthog The Warthog Who Moved in children s edition SpouseLloyd Anderson 1 div 1 Dan Bruce 1 div 1 Jock Leslie Melville m 1963 his death 1984 1 George Peabody Steele 1 her death 2005 1 ChildrenF M Rick Anderson Eliza Dancy Bruce Mills McDonnell Marshall Bruce Contents 1 Early life 2 Family life 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life editBorn in Baltimore Maryland on March 7 1927 1 the daughter of a chiropractor 2 Leslie Melville attended Johns Hopkins University 1 Family life editBetty married Jock Leslie Melville in 1964 1 2 She was instrumental in creating sanctuaries to preserve the subspecies of the Rothschild s giraffe in Kenya Often called the Giraffe Lady she spent much of her life living and working in Kenya protecting and caring for the Rothschild s giraffe population there primarily through a breeding programme established at her residence Giraffe Manor During her time working there the Rothschild s giraffe population grew from about one hundred twenty to over four hundred Along with her husband Jock Leslie Melville and their adopted giraffe Daisy they were the subject of the film The Last Giraffe 1979 with Susan Anspach playing Betty 3 As part of their fund raising efforts Betty and Jock Leslie Melville collaborated on a series of books about animals most of them characterized by Betty s rather entertaining style Raising Daisy Rothschild 1977 the story of two delightful young people and how they raised and grew to love a young giraffe or two became a best seller Other animal stories and fiction publications include Elephant Have Right of Way 1973 There s a Rhino in the Rose Bed Mother 1973 That Nairobi Affair 1975 Bagamoyo Here I Leave My Heart 1983 A Falling Star A True Story of Romance 1986 The Giraffe Lady 1997 Daisy Rothschild The Giraffe That Lives with Me children s book 1987 and Walter Warthog 1989 a children s story about the tame warthog they named after their friend Walter Cronkite the CBS News anchorman The books helped to raise more funds for the Giraffe Centre that they set up at Lang ata Kenya in 1983 She died on September 23 2005 in Baltimore 1 See also editGiraffe Centre Nairobi Kenya Giraffe Manor Nairobi KenyaReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k Douglas Martin October 4 2005 Betty Leslie Melville 78 Dies Helped Save Giraffe Breed New York Times New York NY a b Oliver Joan June 17 1974 The Leslie Melville Marriage Safari So Good People Vol I No 16 New York NY Time Inc The Last Giraffe 1979 TV Internet Movie Database nbsp nbsp This biographical article about a United States activist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an environmental activist or conservationist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty Leslie Melville amp oldid 1218632297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
