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British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83

Douglas-Hamilton's pioneering research exposed ivory poaching that halved elephant populations, leading to the 1989 global ivory trade ban and transforming conservation with GPS tracking.

  • Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, renowned Scottish zoologist and founder of Save the Elephants, passed away at the age of 83 in Nairobi.
  • He pioneered the first scientific study of the social behavior of wild elephants and later turned to elephant conservation during the ivory poaching crisis in the 1980s.
  • His work documenting the scale of the crisis and introducing GPS tracking techniques helped gather momentum for the international ivory trade ban in 1989.
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The British environmental defender, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, died at the age of 83 in Nairobi, announced his charity on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

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St Catharines Standard broke the news in Welland, Canada on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
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