Jecca Craig

Jessica Craig
Born
Jessica Elizabeth Craig

Taunton, England, UK
Other namesJecca Craig
Alma mater
Spouse
Jonathan Baillie
​
(m. 2016)​
Children2
Scientific career
Institutions
  • Panthera
  • Stop Ivory

Jessica Elizabeth Craig, known as Jecca Craig, is a British environmental conservationist and doctoral student at University College London.[1] She helped found Panthera, the world's largest wildcat conservation organization and Stop Ivory, an independent NGO aiming to protect elephant and stop the trade in ivory. She is currently[when?] completing a doctorate on the use of remote camera traps and other technology to monitor and manage protected areas.

Early life

Her family formerly ran a cattle ranch at Lewa in Kenya; her father Ian Craig founded the Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary on the family's land, and went on to found the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, which incorporated the original sanctuary.[2]

Jessica is a former girlfriend of the Prince of Wales.[3] In October 2008, she became engaged to Hugh Crossley, a director at the investment company Equitix, but they separated in October 2009.[3] In April 2015, she became engaged to Canadian professor Jonathan Baillie, director of conservation at the Zoological Society of London.[4] Craig married Jonathan Baillie on Saturday, 26 March 2016[5] at her family estate at Lewa with the Prince of Wales, then Duke of Cambridge, as one of the guests.[6]

References

  1. ^ "UCL Department of Geography". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Lewa Staff". Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b Eden, Richard (17 October 2009). "Prince William's former 'fiancée' Jecca Craig calls off wedding". Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ Duboff, Josh (28 March 2016). "Prince William Attends His Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding in Kenya". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ Watt, Andrew (24 March 2016). "Who is Jecca Craig". Brits in Kenya. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ^ Watt, Andrew (24 March 2016). "Jecca Craig marries Jonathan Baillie at Lewa with Prince William among the guests". Brits in Kenya. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.