Iain Douglas-Hamilton
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Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton CBE is a Scottish zoologist from Oxford University and one of the world's foremost authorities on the African elephant.[2] Douglas-Hamilton [3]pioneered the first in-depth scientific study of elephant social behaviour in Tanzania's Lake Manyara National Park, aged 23. His work in the 1960s paved the way for much of today’s understanding of elephants and current conservation practices. During the 1970s he investigated the status of elephants throughout Africa and was the first to alert the world to the ivory poaching holocaust, bringing about the first global ivory trade ban in 1989.[4] In 1993, Douglas-Hamilton founded Save the Elephants, which is dedicated to securing a future for elephants and their habitats. For his work on elephants he was awarded two of conservation's highest awards - the Order of the Golden Ark in 1988, the Order of the British Empire in 1992, and the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015. In 2010, he was named the recipient of the Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation. In May 2012, Douglas-Hamilton spoke at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Ivory and Insecurity: The Global Implications of Poaching in Africa.[5]
Iain Douglas-Hamilton | |
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Born | Dorset, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford (BSc, DPhil) |
Occupation | Zoologist |
Known for | Study of elephant behaviour |
Spouse | Oria Rocco |
Children | Saba Douglas-Hamilton & Dudu Douglas-Hamilton |
Awards | 2019 Tanzania Wildlife Research Award, TAWIRI
2015 San Diego Zoo Lifetime Achievement 2015 Commander of the British Empire 2014 George B Rabb Conservation Medal, Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) 2010 Winner of the Indianapolis Lilly Award 2006 Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund Award 2001 Winner of the Dawkins Prize for Conservation and Animal Welfare, Oxford 1992 Order of the British Empire 1992 Sir Peter Kent Conservation Book Prize 1988 Order of the Golden Ark Crystal Claw of the Wildlife Documentary Film Festival of France 1975 Yorkshire Post Best Book Award. U.S. National Wildlife Federation Conservation Book Prize 1974 Royal Geographic Society - Mrs. Patrick Ness Award |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The Ecology and Behaviour of the African Elephant - The Elephants of Lake Manyara |
Doctoral advisor | Nikolaas Tinbergen[1] |