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Michael Werikhe

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Kenyan conservationist

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Michael Werikhe, also known as “the Rhino Man” was a Kenyan conservationist. He became famous through his long fundraising walks in the African Great Lakes region and overseas. He started his campaign after learning how drastically Black Rhinos had decreased in Africa.

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1990Goldman Environmental Prize

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Michael Werikhe, also known as “the Rhino Man” was a Kenyan conservationist. He became famous through his long fundraising walks in the African Great Lakes region and overseas. He started his campaign after learning how drastically Black Rhinos had decreased in Africa. Wherever he walked, his arrival was greeted with much public fanfare and media attention. This helped to raise funds for conservation of Rhinos and other endangered African mammals.

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1956 to 1999 · aged 43
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