"Golden Ages" of Certain Zoos

[FBBird]

Checking the old ZSL Annual Reports (from the days when they supplied a wealth of information about the animal collection and the staff):
Derek Woods was Head Keeper of Aquatic Birds and Birds-of-Prey for thirteen years, from 1978 until 1990.
I remember his vast knowledge of birds-of-prey.

I met him at the Zoo in 1977, he showed me behind the scenes including the keepers’ office behind the Birds of Prey Aviaries, where the wings and feet of a deceased Harpy Eagle adorned the wall