Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Robert Rabinowitz
Rabinowitz at the PopTech 2010
BornDecember 31, 1953
Brooklyn, New York
DiedAugust 5, 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 64)
Manhattan, New York
NationalityUnited States
Alma materWestern Maryland College
University of Tennessee
Known forWildlife conservation
Jaguar Corridor concept
AwardsInternational Wildlife Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)
Scientific career
InstitutionsBronx Zoo
Panthera

Alan Robert Rabinowitz (December 31, 1953 – August 5, 2018) was an American zoologist. He was the chief scientist at Panthera Corporation, a nonprofit conservation organization devoted to protecting the world's 40 wild cat species. He was called the "Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection" by Time. He studied jaguars, clouded leopards, Asiatic leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos, bears, leopard cats, raccoons, and civets.

On August 5, 2018, Rabinowitz died from leukemia in Manhattan, aged 64.

References

  1. ↑ "International Wildlife Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Statement on the Life and Legacy of Panthera Founder and Renowned Conservationist, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  3. ↑ Matthew Bannister (2010-11-16). "A life devoted to big cats". BBC World Service, 24-minute interview on "Outlook". Retrieved 2010-11-16.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ Walsh, Bryan (2008-01-10). "The Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection". Time. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ↑ Conjour. "Dr Alan Rabinowitz, Panthera Co-Founder, Has Died". Conjour. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.