Derek Yalden

Derek William Yalden (4 November 1940 – 5 February 2013) was an eminent British zoologist and academic. He was an honorary header at the University of Manchester.

After obtaining a 1st Class B.Sc. University College London in 1962, he completed his PhD on carpal bones in mammals at Royal Holloway College, under P. M. Butler, in 1965. He then worked as an Assistant Lecturer, and eventually Senior Lecturer, at the University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, teaching vertebrate zoology. He retired from there in 2005, after 40 years' service. from 1997 until his death, and edited their journal, Mammal Review from 1980–2002.

Research Yalden listed his research interests as: Cataloguing the mammal fauna of Ethiopia, with contributions to the Handbook of the Mammals of Africa Conservation ecology of the Peak District, including: Investigations of moorland erosion and restoration Work on the ecology of golden plovers Common sandpipers Mountain hares Red-necked wallabies. History of Mammals and Birds in Britain A project to compile a database of archaeological records of birds in Britain, funded by The Leverhulme Trust Excavation (1966–90) of Foxhole Cave, in the Peak District, in conjunction with the Peakland Archaeological Society

Journal articles (selected) Corbet, G.B. and D.W. Yalden. 1972. Recent records of mammals (other than bats) from Ethiopia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 22: 213-252. "Bog Bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum in the Peak District". Sorby Record; 40: 28-29 (2001) "The older history of the White-tailed Eagle in Britain". British Birds; 100: 471–480. (2007) Pearce-Higgins JW, Finney SK, Yalden DW, Langston RHW (2007) "Testing the effects of recreational disturbance on two upland breeding waders". Ibis; 148 (Suppl 1): 45–55. (2007)