Green Group discussion

Sad news.

"Conservationist Richard Leakey, who spearheaded campaigns against the ivory trade to save the dwindling African elephant population, has died, the Kenyan presidency said on Sunday. He was 77.

The Kenyan conservationist and paleoanthropologist served in various roles in the government including as director of the state-run National Museums of Kenya and twice as board chairman at the Kenya Wildlife Service.
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"Leakey was the son of palaeontologists Louis and Mary Leakey, whose work helped demonstrate that human evolution began in Africa.

He was celebrated for his work to save wildlife from poachers and for leading campaigns against the ivory trade."

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/01...