John Hare (conservationist)

John Neville Hare FRGS (born 11 December 1934)^[1] is a British explorer, author, and conservationist, known for campaigning for preservation of the wild Bactrian camel.^[2] His interest in wildlife conservation began when he served in the north of colonial Nigeria, first as an army officer assigned to the Royal West African Frontier Force and later in the Colonial Service.^[1] In 2004 he was awarded the Ness Award of the Royal Geographical Society for raising public awareness and conservation of endangered wild camels in Mongolia and China. He is also author of the Hodder African Readers' The Fearless Four series of children's books, under the pseudonym Dan Fulani.

References

1. "John Neville Hare". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. Explorers Journal -Ernest Ingersoll - 2000 - Volumes 78-79 - Page 32 "SAHARA EXPEDITION PROMOTES PLIGHT OF THE WILD CAMEL British explorer John Hare, 66, an environmentalist and campaigner for the preservation of the wild Bactrian camel, will lead a British-Chinese-Kenyan expedition that will "