Alan Rabinowitz | |
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.jpg) Rabinowitz at the PopTech 2010 | |
| Born | Alan Robert Rabinowitz December 31, 1953 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 2018 (aged 64) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Western Maryland College University of Tennessee |
| Known for | Wildlife conservation Jaguar Corridor concept |
| Awards | International Wildlife Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Bronx Zoo Panthera Corporation |
Alan Robert Rabinowitz (December 31, 1953 – August 5, 2018) was an American zoologist who served as the president, CEO, and chief scientist at Panthera Corporation, a nonprofit conservation organization devoted to protecting the world's 40 wild cat species.[2] Called the "Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection" by Time, he studied jaguars, clouded leopards, Asiatic leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos, bears, leopard cats, raccoons, cervidae, and civets.[3]
- ^ "International Wildlife Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Awards". Archived from the original on January 10, 2012.
- ^ Matthew Bannister (November 16, 2010). "A life devoted to big cats". BBC World Service, 24-minute interview on "Outlook". Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ Walsh, Bryan (January 10, 2008). "The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection". Time. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008.