Richard Leakey discusses climate change, conservation and sustainability, carbon emissions, what young people can do * The Academy of Achievement (posted March 2010)
Richard Leakey talks about growing up in Kenya, and what fueled his interest in fossils and the study of man * The Academy of Achievement (posted March 2010)
Twenty years ago, Richard Leakey saved Kenya's elephants from poachers by outfitting rangers with helicopters, automatic weapons, night-vision goggles, and shoot-to-kill orders. He has since been arrested, censored, and beaten, and lost his legs in a suspicious plane crash. Now Africa's most famous conservationist is enlisting a new army to save the continent's ever-threatened wildlife: frontline bloggers.
New Scientist profiles Richard Leakey (October 14, 2009)
"Some prominent paleoanthropologists are reserving judgment, among them Richard Leakey...Like other undecided scientists, he cited the need to find more skeletons at other sites, especially a few more skulls."
Leakey's call for a ban on lethal pesticide Furadan finally answered by manufacturer (April 8, 2009)
Dr. Richard Leakey, who has been calling for a ban on this lethal chemical following lion poisonings in the Masai Mara Reserve over a year ago, says it is encouraging that FMC has finally taken action to prevent further poisoning of wildlife using this highly potent pesticide. FMC announced the withdrawal and the commencement of the buy-back programme following the airing of a documentary on CBS’s 60 Minutes show on March 29, 2009 in which was reported that the death of some 75 lions had been linked to Furadan poisoning in the Masai Mara.
Leakey discusses the increasing poisonings of Kenya's lions * 60 Minutes (April 1, 2009)
Leakey criticizes the environmental impact of a hydroelectricity dam built in Ethiopia * BBC (March 26, 2009)
Leakey showcases challenges facing conservationists in Africa, in this video from WildlifeDirect , which was co-produced with National Geographic (December 10, 2008)
World's great apes face disaster, says Leakey, from hunting, disease, logging and demand for biofuels * The Guardian (May 2007)
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Newsweek talks to Leakey about massacre of Congo gorillas, threat posed by charcoal industry and what international community must do next. (July 2007)
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Leakey elected Fellow of The Royal Society, joining the most distinguished scientists, engineers and technologists from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (May 2007)
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Leakey establishes WildlifeDirect, online charity benefiting endangered species (May 2007)
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Leakey launches international campaign to address global warming � San Francisco Chronicle (September 2004)
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