Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Charlotte Corney is a British animal activist & the owner of the Isle of Wight Zoo. Known and respected in her field of work, she became a public person of interest when she started dating television host Chris Packham.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Charlotte Corney was born in 1976 in Manchester, England, but moved to the Isle of Wight when she was just three months old.
- Born to parents, Jack and Judith, she has an older sister named Emma.
- After meeting professionally at the Isle of Wight Zoo, Charlotte started dating Chris Packham — best known as the host of the BBC show SpringWatch. The couple has been together since 2007, but they are not married.
- Five years into their relationship, Chris revealed he had Asperger’s after Charlotte confronted him with research she had done regarding some of his behaviours; As she describes it, he could be devoted and really close to her one minute, and then “painfully honest” to the point of being hurtful the next.
Early Life and Education :
- In 1976, Charlotte’s dad came across an article in the Sunday Times, headlined “Slum Zoo of Britain.” With no background in zoology, he left his engineering job in Manchester and purchased the run-down zoo.
- Eventually, the zoo turned around, and Charlotte grew up with wild animals (including bears and tigers) walking around the house.
- She even bathed with some of the jungle cats, and in several interviews, describes her mom picking her up from school with a leopard in the front seat.
- Although her original intention was to study animal behaviour in university, Charlotte gave up her postsecondary education to help out at the zoo.
- Part of her decision was because a tiger named Zia arrived at the zoo around the same time she was set to start.
- Charlotte immediately bonded with Zia and hand-reared the cub until she was able to feed on her own.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- In 2003, Charlotte’s dad passed away, and she took over operations of the zoo. In addition to looking after the animals, rescuing animals, and managing daily operations of the zoo, she helped to promote the zoo through a series called Tiger Island which was featured on the National Geographic channel. She officially inherited the zoo in 2013 when her mom retired as the owner.
- When not doing work directly related to the zoo, Charlotte is still working as an activist for animal rights and wildlife conservation. She has raised money and volunteered for organizations like Fauna and Flora International, and is often involved with animal-related issues through various organizations.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Although they were supposed to have dinner on their first date, Charlotte and Chris spent the entire night talking. Charlotte says she knew after their first date that “[her] whole world was in [him].”
- Charlotte’s dad loved snakes and originally meant to open the zoo as a herpetological centre. His passion persisted even after being bitten numerous times — and having to be airlifted by helicopter after each time. Once, he was even declared clinically dead after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
- In addition to animals, she also loves subtitled art-house movies.
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