Esmond Bradley Martin
American conservationist
Died when: 76 years 293 days (921 months)Star Sign: Aries
Esmond Bradley Martin (17 April 1941 – 4 February 2018) was an American conservationist who fought for both the preservation of elephants against the illegal ivory trade, and for the rhinoceros against the illegal trade of rhinoceros horns.
A trained geographer, Martin was considered a world-renowned expert in the ivory trade and rhinoceros horn trade.He had been a special envoy of the United Nations for the conservation of rhinoceros.
Militant for a reduction in the demand for ivory to dry up the market, he participated notably in the stop of rhinoceros horn trade to China in 1993 and ivory in 2017.
Martin was found dead on 4 February 2018 with a stab wound to his neck in Nairobi, Kenya, aged 76.
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