Alex Griffiths

Dr Alexander Morris Griffiths (died 29 July 1998) was an Australian beekeeper, floriculturist and conservationist.

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Griffiths founded the 26 ha Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on his family property at Currumbin, Queensland in 1947 after he started feeding the local wild lorikeets to distract them from damaging his flowers, an initiative that grew into a major tourist attraction. In 1976, he donated the Sanctuary to the people of Queensland, to be managed by the National Trust of Queensland. [ [http://www.cws.org.au/content/standard.asp?name=AboutUs CWS: About Us] ]

Currumbin Valley Reserve

In 1994 Griffiths bought the 4 ha rainforested property that is now the Currumbin Valley Reserve and donated it to the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. In his will he expressed a wish for Bush Heritage Australia (BHA) to take over ownership and care of the land, and the transfer to BHA took place in 1999. [ [http://www.bushheritage.org.au/our_reserves/state_queensland/reserves_Currumbin BHA: Currumbin Valley Reserve] ]

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