Former big game hunter leaves behind unexpected legacy after powerful epiphany: 'I had no right whatsoever to destroy what I could not create'

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Former big game hunter leaves behind unexpected legacy after powerful epiphany: 'I had no right whatsoever to destroy what I could not create'

It is not too often an avid hunter becomes an accomplished conservationist. But that is exactly the odd and winding path "Billy" Arjan Singh took during his remarkable life. Singh was born in Gorakhpur, India, on August 15, 1917. He had ties to the royal family there, which meant he participated in activities such as hunting. But in his 40s, he had an epiphany after shooting a leopard and watching it die. "I had no right whatsoever to destroy wh…