Nairobi, Dec 9, 2025 (AFP) - Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83

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2025-12-09

Scottish conservationist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who pioneered new understandings of African elephants and made protecting the giant pachyderms a life-long passion, has died at the age of 83, his charity said Tuesday. Save the Elephants said in a statement that Douglas-Hamilton passed away in Nairobi late Monday, calling him a "pioneering force" in elephant conservation, who "revolutionised our understanding... through his groundbreaking research"......

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