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Man whose family loves to hunt pays tribute to conservationist

PETA director Mimi Bekhechi said few people in 2020 viewed shooting as "anything other than a violent perversion".

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-01-03 13:20
in Environment, News
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The Duke of Cambridge has paid personal tribute to the “inspirational” Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey, who has died aged 77.

But is it a tad hypocritical?

Hunting has been the chosen sport of the royals for centuries. It has always been one of their favourite pastimes – whether they are shooting stags, grouses or pheasants.

There is an annual shoot that takes place in the summer called Balmoral’s Glorious Twelfth and it sees the royals go around the Balmoral Estate in Scotland and hunt young grouse and also a Boxing Day family tradition of shooting animals for fun.

PETA director Mimi Bekhechi said few people in 2020 viewed shooting as “anything other than a violent perversion”.

Elephant poaching

William reflected on his previous dealings with Mr Leakey, particularly his dedication to stop elephant poaching.

In a tweet, the royal wrote: “I was very sad to hear of Richard Leakey’s death.

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“He was an inspirational & courageous conservationist and I was privileged to meet him.

“He transformed the Kenyan Wildlife Service & valiantly spearheaded efforts to stop elephant poaching.

“Conservation has lost a true visionary.”

The tweet was signed off with the letter “W” to denote it being a personal tweet.

William’s work on conservation is long-established, having been patron of the wildlife charity Tusk since 2005.

Kenya

And it was during a visit to Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania in the autumn of 2018, when he met frontline conservation workers and those from local communities, that William came up with the idea for his climate change initiative, the Earthshot Prize.

William’s environmental work was also praised by the Queen in her Christmas Day message to the nation.

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta announced Mr Leakey’s death on Sunday, saying he had “served our country with distinction”.

The cause of death was not confirmed.

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey was known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya.

He was the son of globally renowned anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey, and also held a number of public service leadership roles including director of the National Museums of Kenya and what became the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Related: Video: Fox killed by hounds – just two days after deer was killed by dogs from same hunt

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