Raoul du Toit is a Zimbabwean environmentalist. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2011, for his efforts on protection of the black rhino.[1][2][3] Since 1986, Raoul du Toit has helped in coordinating rhino conservation initiatives in Zimbabwe, working tirelessly through the turmoil and turbulence of Robert Mugabe's dictatorship. He is the Africa Rhino Program Coordinator for the International Rhino Foundation, as well as Director of the Lowveld Rhino Trust which he founded.[4]
In an interview, he described the black rhino problem as "it was a pretty simple cross-border poaching problem into Zimbabwe".[5]
In 1990, while working with the World Wildlife Foundation du Toit founded the Lowveld Rhino Conservancy Project.[1] Raoul du Toit is now director of the Lowveld Rhino Trust in Southern Zimbabwe.[1]
In 1985, Du Toit was designated as a Scientific Officer for the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Group, moving away from his prior professional focus on carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments. In 1988, du Toit developed a WWF project to investigate the condition of black rhinos in the Zambezi Valley and remained a Project Executant with WWF until 2009. In 1990, du Toit was assigned from WWF to the Zimbabwean Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management, where he labored for seven years to commence and execute the Rhino Conservancy Project in Zimbabwe (funded by the Beit Trust, through WWF). This project required establishing practical rhino breeding groups in the semi-arid Lowveld region of Zimbabwe, blending game ranches into vast conservancies to provide sufficient habitat, setting up protection and monitoring systems, and aiding in addressing the persistent economic and political obstacles to these private sector projects.[6][7]
He transformed the southern areas of Zimbabwe which were cattle ranching areas into wildlife land in order to create a long-term enabling environment for rhino conservations, to spread burden away from the state and encourage tourism.[4][5]
Presently, the black rhinoceros populace in the Lowveld area has been stabilized due to the efforts that du Toit has coordinated. Even though the disturbance that has endangered rhinoceros populations in the southern part of Zimbabwe since 2000, there are currently 350 black rhinoceroses in the area.[7]
Awardsedit
Raoul was honored with the Sir Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit in 2009 to acknowledge his outstanding endeavors and accomplishments in the domain of African rhinoceros conservation[4]
Raoul's conservation work also saw him awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2011, an honour which saw him travel to the White House to meet U.S. President Barack Obama.[7][6]
Referencesedit
^ abcGill, Victoria (11 April 2011). "Goldman Prize: Zimbabwe's rhino rescuer honoured". BBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
raoul, toit, zimbabwean, environmentalist, awarded, goldman, environmental, prize, 2011, efforts, protection, black, rhino, since, 1986, helped, coordinating, rhino, conservation, initiatives, zimbabwe, working, tirelessly, through, turmoil, turbulence, robert. Raoul du Toit is a Zimbabwean environmentalist He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2011 for his efforts on protection of the black rhino 1 2 3 Since 1986 Raoul du Toit has helped in coordinating rhino conservation initiatives in Zimbabwe working tirelessly through the turmoil and turbulence of Robert Mugabe s dictatorship He is the Africa Rhino Program Coordinator for the International Rhino Foundation as well as Director of the Lowveld Rhino Trust which he founded 4 Raoul du ToitNationalityZimbabweanOccupationEnvironmentalistKnown forEfforts on protection of the black rhinoAwardsGoldman Environmental Prize 2011 In an interview he described the black rhino problem as it was a pretty simple cross border poaching problem into Zimbabwe 5 In 1990 while working with the World Wildlife Foundation du Toit founded the Lowveld Rhino Conservancy Project 1 Raoul du Toit is now director of the Lowveld Rhino Trust in Southern Zimbabwe 1 Contents 1 Works 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksWorks editIn 1985 Du Toit was designated as a Scientific Officer for the IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature African Elephant and Rhino Specialist Group moving away from his prior professional focus on carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments In 1988 du Toit developed a WWF project to investigate the condition of black rhinos in the Zambezi Valley and remained a Project Executant with WWF until 2009 In 1990 du Toit was assigned from WWF to the Zimbabwean Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management where he labored for seven years to commence and execute the Rhino Conservancy Project in Zimbabwe funded by the Beit Trust through WWF This project required establishing practical rhino breeding groups in the semi arid Lowveld region of Zimbabwe blending game ranches into vast conservancies to provide sufficient habitat setting up protection and monitoring systems and aiding in addressing the persistent economic and political obstacles to these private sector projects 6 7 He transformed the southern areas of Zimbabwe which were cattle ranching areas into wildlife land in order to create a long term enabling environment for rhino conservations to spread burden away from the state and encourage tourism 4 5 Presently the black rhinoceros populace in the Lowveld area has been stabilized due to the efforts that du Toit has coordinated Even though the disturbance that has endangered rhinoceros populations in the southern part of Zimbabwe since 2000 there are currently 350 black rhinoceroses in the area 7 Awards editRaoul was honored with the Sir Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit in 2009 to acknowledge his outstanding endeavors and accomplishments in the domain of African rhinoceros conservation 4 Raoul s conservation work also saw him awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2011 an honour which saw him travel to the White House to meet U S President Barack Obama 7 6 References edit a b c Gill Victoria 11 April 2011 Goldman Prize Zimbabwe s rhino rescuer honoured BBC News Retrieved 31 May 2012 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipients Goldman Environmental Prize Archived from the original on 4 June 2012 Retrieved 30 May 2012 2011 Recipient for Africa Raoul du Toit Goldman Environmental Prize Retrieved 30 May 2012 a b c Raoul du Toit Natural World Hero Natural World Safaris Retrieved 24 April 2023 a b Raoul du Toit Saving Zimbabwe s black rhino theecologist org Retrieved 29 April 2023 a b Team Lowveld Rhino Trust Retrieved 24 April 2023 a b c Raoul du Toit Goldman Environmental Prize 18 March 2022 Retrieved 24 April 2023 External links edithttps rhinos org blog r is for rhinos and also for raoul du toit http www wcs ahead org bios bio dutoit html https theecologist org 2011 may 31 raoul du toit saving zimbabwes black rhino Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raoul du Toit amp oldid 1208042238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
