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Ian Strange

In 1959 Strange accepted a position establishing and managing an experimental mink fur farm in the Falkland Islands for the Hudson's Bay Company.

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The unviability of fur farming led to Strange’s return to the UK in 1967, but he returned to the Falklands in 1968 as a tour organiser with Lindblad Travel.

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In the same year Strange was able, with additional sponsorship, to purchase New Island as a reserve and wildlife research centre.

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