Hayden James Turner (born 16 February 1966) is an Australian zookeeper and wildlife television presenter.

Life

Turner was born in

Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean ...

and is a wildlife television presenter known for his work for the National Geographic Channel. He works alongside experienced television crews, leading producers, and directors; and has co-produced several of his programs. Since 2011, Turner has travelled extensively throughout the

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

n continent and to over 35 countries. He has worked with numerous species and specializes in the

husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. ...

of African mammals. Turner also runs programs and delivers talks for zoos and schools.

Television

Turner resigned from his ten-year job as a senior keeper at

Taronga Zoo Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Mosman, on the shores of Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour. It offers great views of Sydney ...

, Sydney, to visit Africa and work on volunteer conservation projects. Before his departure, he took a party of VIPs on a behind-the-scenes tour. In one of the groups was Bryan Smith, general manager of National Geographic Channel in Australia. Impressed by the passion and depth of knowledge Turner displayed and struck by his unique presentation skills, Smith asked him if he'd be interested in taking a digital video camera to Africa to record his adventures. Turner appeared in a Play School episode in 1993 as a zookeeper when they visited the Taronga Zoo.

Career highlights

*Former senior zoo keeper,

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

1990-1998. *Former reporter: Earth Pulse, Go Wild, Out There,

National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney Enter ...

. *Presenter: Turner's Video Postcards

. *Presenter: Green Car,

. *Presenter: Hayden Turner's Wildlife Challenge,

. *Presenter: Beyond Tomorrow. *Presenter: WildEarth.tv.

External links

Hayden TurnerNational Geographic Channel Presenters: Meet Hayden

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Hayden 1966 births Living people Zookeepers Australian television presenters People from Sydney