In 1824 he set himself up in business in London as a taxidermist, and his skill helped him to become the first Curator and Preserver at the museum of the Zoological Society of London in 1827.
En 1824 iniciou un negocio de taxidermia en Londres, e as súas habilidades leváronlle a ser o primeiro conservador do museo da Sociedade Zoolóxica de Londres en 1827.