Richard Leakey

Richard Erskine Frere Leakey was a Kenyan palaeoanthropologist, conservationist and politician. Leakey held a number of official positions in Kenya, mostly in institutions of archaeology and wildlife conservation. He had been Director of the National Museum of Kenya, founded the NGO WildlifeDirect and was the chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Service.

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Richard Leakey's Legacy in Science, Conservation and Politics

Richard Leakey, Kenyan Fossil Hunter and Conservationist, Dies at 77

Renowned paleoanthropologist, conservationist Richard Leakey dies