Paula Kahumbu
1966
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kenya
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Princeton University, University of Florida, University of Bristol, Loreto Convent Msongari, Gordon Institute of Business Science
occupation: ecologist, international forum participant
award received: Marsh Award for Ecologists in Africa, Whitley Awards
influenced by: Richard Leakey
official website: paulakahumbu.org
Paula Kahumbu is a wildlife conservationist and chief executive officer of WildlifeDirect. She is best known as a campaigner for elephants and wildlife, spearheading the Hands Off Our Elephants Campaign, which was launched in 2014 with Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. She has recently in 2022 been appointed as the first National Geographical Explorer as a board of Trustees member at the National Geographic Society. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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