Stella Turk

Stella Maris Turk, MBE (1925 – 3 April 2017) was a British zoologist, naturalist, and conservationist. 

Turk was known for her activities in marine biology and conservation as it applies to marine molluscs and mammals. Turk became a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2002, and was awarded the Stamford Raffles Award by the Zoological Society of London in 1979.

References

More reading
 J. Light, 2003. "In conversation with Stella Turk." Mollusc World 3: 16–17, 20.

Other websites
 Photograph of Stella Maris Turk in an article that mentions a film about her

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