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flag Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, died at 83 in Nairobi after a bee attack, leaving a legacy that revolutionized elephant conservation.

flag Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the pioneering Scottish zoologist and founder of Save the Elephants, has died at 83 in Nairobi. flag He spent over six decades studying African elephants, conducting the first scientific research on their complex social behaviors and exposing the ivory poaching crisis through aerial surveys and GPS tracking. flag His work helped lead to the 1989 global ivory trade ban. flag A longtime ambassador for the Tusk charity, he was honored with a CBE by Prince William in 2015. flag He passed away from injuries sustained in a bee attack, leaving behind a legacy that transformed elephant conservation worldwide.

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