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This is the story of Ian Player internationally recognised environmentalist and conservationist But Ian is a man of many facets and contradictions not just a ranger a man of culture and the arts a deep thinker and Jungian an irascible campaigner and a maverick He is a writer a lecturer and international diplomat and a deeply committed man to all he believes in Born in Johannesburg in 1927 and educated at St John s College he served with the South African forces in Italy in World War II and returned to South Africa at age 19 in 1946 with no idea of what he wanted to do with his life When he pioneered the Duzi Canoe Marathon in 1950 he expected to see an abundance of wildlife along the river bank To his dismay he saw almost none And so began an epic journey to fight for nature conservation He joined the Natal Parks Board in 1952 and spearheaded two initiatives With his team they pioneered Operation Rhino which succeeded in saving the white rhino from extinction and obtained protected status for the Umfolozi and St Lucia Wilderness areas a first in South Africa and on the African continent He also founded the Wilderness Leadership School during the troubled days of apartheid a multi racial and experiential program which was to spawn a global network of conservationists committed to saving wilderness and wildlife throughout the world His work has been recognised globally and among his numerous accolades he has been awarded Knight of the Order of the Golden Ark and the Decoration for Meritorious Service the highest civilian decoration in this country He is also the recipient of two honorary doctorates Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa from the University of Natal and Doctor of Laws LLD h. A river runs through it book kindle c from Rhodes University He lives with his wife near Howick in Natal and is the brother of golfing legend Gary Player Into the River of Life A Biography of Ian PlayerFascinating story Not particularly well written but the history of rhino re location is very interesting English What a man what a vision and what commitment A very important book English