List of conservationists

This is a list of people who were, are, or have been prominent conservationists. Environmentalists would also work on conservation issues.

List of conservationists

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  • Hubert Humphrey – U.S. Senator from Minnesota in 1956 who presented the first draft of the Federal Wilderness Preservation System Bill to Congress
  • Celia Hunter – former president of The Wilderness Society
  • Steve Irwin – Australian zookeeper, documentary film maker and activist
  • Ric O'Barry – former dolphin trainer for the TV show Flipper turned dolphin activist and conservationist, featured in the documentary The Cove
  • Ernest Oberholtzer – one of the eight founders of The Wilderness Society
  • Sigurd F. Olson – author, environmentalist, teacher, canoeist and advocate in the northern Midwest. Worked to establish Pt. Reyes, Arctic NWR, Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Defrina Sukma Satiti (23 April 2016). "Erni Suyanti, UNAIR Alumnus 'Kartini', Savior of Sumatran Tiger". UNAIR News.
  2. ^ Parker, Deborah (April 20, 2018). "Stop this pipeline". Environmental Protection. Countercurrents. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Winters, Chris (September 16, 2016). "Tulalips support Standing Rock Sioux protesting oil pipeline". Local News. The Daily Herald. Tulalip: Josh O'Connor. ISSN 2332-0079. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018. On Friday, about 100 Tulalip members took part in a rally and march in downtown Seattle, said Deborah Parker, a former Tulalip board member who went down with her family.
  4. ^ Biophiliaby E.O. Wilson, Harvard University Press, 1984