By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and ISABELLA O’MALLEY, Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a British-born zoologist and conservationist who dedicated much of his life to protecting elephants , has died, his Save the Elephants group said Tuesday. He was 83.

Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching and the illegal ivory trade. He died on Monday in Kenya, the statement said.

FILE – Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton fits a Global Positioning System (GPS) beacon on a tranquilized elephant in the Meru National Park, Kenya, May 21, 1998. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)

Save the Elephants said he was “instrumental in exposing the ivory poaching crisis” and documenting the destruction

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