{"id":6515,"date":"2025-12-27T16:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/?p=6515"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:50:08","slug":"despedida-de-iain-douglas-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/pt\/farewell-to-iain-douglas-booth\/","title":{"rendered":"Despedida de Iain Douglas-Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Honouring a Pioneer of Elephant Research <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of a true elephant hero in 2025. Iain Douglas-Hamilton died at his home in Nairobi on the 10th of December aged 83 after dedicating his life to the study of elephant behaviour and tirelessly campaigning for the protection of African elephants for decades.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iain studied Zoology at University in the UK before moving to Tanzania to begin his lifelong work of researching elephant behaviour and social structure in natural habitats. During this time he began documenting every elephant that he encountered at Lake Manyara National Park, becoming deeply familiar with the area\u2019s herds and even being able to identify individual elephants by their ears alone. His knowledge and understanding of their behaviour in the wild was second to none and the impact he was able to have on elephant conservation was phenomenal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iain-Douglas-Booth-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6522 alignnone size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iain-Douglas-Booth-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iain-Douglas-Booth-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><em>Iain Douglas-Hamilton spent nearly 60 years studying Africa\u2019s elephants. Photo credit: Oria Douglas-Hamilton<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amongst his many achievements, he played an instrumental role in the banning of the global ivory trade. Iain often risked his own life in order to protect the species which he so dearly loved, even being shot at by poachers in his attempts to save them. Despite his incredible work of managing to negotiate an international ban on the trade of ivory in 1989, the market was still rife, particularly in China and the US. He worked hard to target these nations, eventually finding success in getting Chinese president Xi Jinping and then US president Barack Obama to agree to a near total ban on the import and export of ivory in 2015.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 1993, Iain founded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/savetheelephants.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Save The Elephants<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a charity focused on elephant conservation and understanding of elephant behaviour, which still thrives today and recently won the 20th BBVA Foundation Worldwide Award for Biodiversity Conservation. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Of the majestic creatures, he once said &#8220;I think my greatest hope for the future is that there will be an ethic developed of human-elephant coexistence&#8221;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iain&#8217;s death leaves a huge hole in the fight for elephant survival, however his remarkable work will never be forgotten and he has paved the way for conservationists of the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_ALAE_010_IAIN_PortraitSaveTheElephants-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6527 alignnone size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_ALAE_010_IAIN_PortraitSaveTheElephants-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_ALAE_010_IAIN_PortraitSaveTheElephants-980x551.webp 980w, https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_ALAE_010_IAIN_PortraitSaveTheElephants-480x270.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>Iain helped drive the 1989 global ivory ban after witnessing devastating population declines in the 1970s and 1980s. Photo credit: Publicity Picture<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Author: Katy Lana Hall<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honouring a Pioneer of Elephant Research We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of a true elephant hero in 2025. Iain Douglas-Hamilton died at his home in Nairobi on the 10th of December aged 83 after dedicating his life to the study of elephant behaviour and tirelessly campaigning for the protection of African elephants for decades.\u00a0 Iain studied Zoology at University in the UK before moving to Tanzania to begin his lifelong work of researching elephant behaviour and social structure in natural habitats. During this time he began documenting every elephant that he encountered at Lake Manyara National Park, becoming deeply familiar with the area\u2019s herds and even being able to identify individual elephants by their ears alone. His knowledge and understanding of their behaviour in the wild was second to none and the impact he was able to have on elephant conservation was phenomenal.\u00a0 Iain Douglas-Hamilton spent nearly 60 years studying Africa\u2019s elephants. Photo credit: Oria Douglas-Hamilton Amongst his many achievements, he played an instrumental role in the banning of the global ivory trade. Iain often risked his own life in order to protect the species which he so dearly loved, even being shot at by poachers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h3><strong>Introducing the Wild Tauros<\/strong><\/h3><p>Another major milestone in our rewilding journey at Pangea! Thanks to our ongoing collaboration with Rewilding Portugal, we have successfully introduced a herd of Tauros to the sanctuary as part of our commitment to restoring native biodiversity and natural grazing dynamics.<\/p><p>The\u00a0Tauros\u00a0is a keystone species, playing a vital role in shaping landscapes through natural grazing. These animals are part of the\u00a0Tauros\u00a0Programme, which seeks to restore the ecological role of the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius) by selectively breeding modern cattle with primitive traits. By doing so, we can bring back a species that once maintained open habitats, controlled shrub encroachment, and contributed to a resilient ecosystem. You can learn more about Rewilding Portugal\u2019s\u00a0Tauros\u00a0Programme\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rewildingeurope.com\/rewilding-in-action\/wildlife-comeback\/tauros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. At Pangea, these newly introduced Tauros will:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Keep the landscape healthy<\/strong> by naturally shaping a mix of open grasslands, bushes, and trees.<\/li><li><strong>Enrich the soil and support wildlife<\/strong>\u00a0by spreading nutrients and seeds as they graze.<\/li><li><strong>Help prevent wildfires<\/strong>\u00a0by eating dry vegetation that could otherwise fuel fires.<\/li><\/ul><p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bulls_Horses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p><h3><strong>Looking Ahead: A Rewilding Vision for the Future<\/strong><\/h3><p>The introduction of the\u00a0Tauros\u00a0is the second stage of a broader vision to create a self-sustaining, dynamic landscape at Pangea. Over the next 3\u20135 years, our rewilding efforts will focus on:<\/p><p><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Expanding natural grazing<\/strong>: Increasing the population of\u00a0Tauros\u00a0and previously introduced Sorraia horses while introducing additional grazers like the European bison and the Critically Endangered Somali wild ass, adding greater diversity to the ecological balance we hope to achieve.<\/p><p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Improving habitat connectivity<\/strong>: Gradually removing fences to allow for more natural movement of species and the creation of a truly wild landscape.<\/p><p><strong>3. Reducing wildfire risk<\/strong>: Strengthening natural fire prevention strategies by allowing grazers to regulate vegetation growth and maintain open habitats.<\/p><p><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Enhancing rotational grazing strategies<\/strong>: Using a carefully designed system to maximize biodiversity benefits, ensuring a natural balance between grazing pressure and habitat recovery.<\/p><h3><strong>What\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/h3><p>To ensure a smooth transition, the Tauros will first settle in a designated grazing area alongside the Sorraia horses, with provisions in place to support their adaptation. By April, they will be introduced to a larger, fully naturalized grazing area, where they can contribute to the restoration of Pangea\u2019s ecosystems for years to come. We look forward to sharing more updates as the Tauros settle into their new home!<\/p><p><em>Photo credits: Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Fontes\/Rewilding Portugal<br \/><\/em><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elephant-news","category-nature-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Farewell to Iain Douglas-Hamilton - Pangea Trust<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pangeatrust.org\/pt\/despedida-de-iain-douglas-booth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farewell to Iain Douglas-Hamilton - Pangea Trust\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Honouring a Pioneer of Elephant Research We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of a true elephant hero in 2025. 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