Wayne Lotter
Wayne Lotter | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 August 2017 | (aged 51)
Nationality | South African |
Occupation | Conservationist |
Years active | 1987–2017 |
Wayne Lotter (4 December 1965 – 16 August 2017) was a South African wildlife conservationist. Lotter was one of the co-founders of the PAMS Foundation, a not for profit conservation organisation based in Tanzania. Lotter also previously served as Vice President of the International Ranger Federation.[1]
Biography
Having obtained a master's degree in nature conservation in the 1990s,[citation needed] Lotter began working in the non-profit and government wildlife protection sectors. He worked initially as a ranger in South Africa. He was a co-founder of the PAMS Foundation which trained thousands of young Africans in conservation.[2] Lotter was involved in funding the National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit in Tanzania which had successfully pursued a number of high-profile ivory traffickers.[3]
In a 2015 interview with Newsweek Lotter was described as "enthusiastic and charismatic".[4]
Lotter was asked to take part in the 2016 Netflix documentary The Ivory Game but requested that rangers employed by the foundation be featured instead.[5]
Death
Lotter, who had regularly received
His death attracted international attention, with an obituary being published in
See also
- rhinoceros horns, also murdered
References
- ^ "New thinking needed in the war on ivory poachers". ITV News. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Wayne Lotter: Rights body calls for justice". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Renowned anti-poaching leader slain by gunmen in Tanzania". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "The Global Fight for Tanzania's Elephants". Newsweek. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Ex-KNP game ranger tackling poaching the unconventional way | Lowvelder". Lowvelder. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "SA conservationist killed in Tanzania after almost a decade of death threats". News24. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Anti-poaching activist Wayne Lotter shot dead in Tanzania". ITV News. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Wayne Lotter". Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Obituary: Wayne Lotter was killed on August 16th". The Economist. 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Wayne Lotter: Remembering a Wildlife Hero & Friend". Jane Goodall's Good for All News. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Downes, Azzedine. "Conservation loses one of its best". IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Prince William condemns death of wildlife activist Wayne Lotter". ITV News. Retrieved 25 October 2018.