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Michael Werikhe (25 May 1956 – 9 August 1999), also known as “the Rhino Man” was a Kenyan conservationist. He became famous through his long fundraising walks in the African Great Lakes region and overseas. He started his campaign after learning how drastically Black Rhinos had decreased in Africa. Wherever he walked, his arrival was greeted with much public fanfare and media attention. This helped to raise funds for conservation of Rhinos and other endangered African mammals.

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  • Michael Werikhe (de)
  • Michael Werikhe (fr)
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  • Michael Werikhe (geboren 25. Mai 1956 in Mombasa; gestorben 9. August 1999), auch bekannt als „Der Nashornmann“, war ein kenianischer Naturschützer. Er wurde durch seine langen Spendenläufe durch die Region der Afrikanische Große Seen bekannt. Er begann seine Anstrengungen als er erfuhr, wie die Population von schwarzen Nashörnern in Afrika drastisch dezimiert wurde. Seine Spendenläufe fanden ein großes Medienecho. Durch die Läufe wurden vielen Spenden für den Schutz der Nashörner und anderer bedrohter afrikanischer Säugetiere gesammelt. (de)
  • Michael Werikhe, est un biologiste et environnementaliste kenyan. Il est connu pour son engagement pour la protection des rhinocéros noirs. (fr)
  • Michael Werikhe (25 May 1956 – 9 August 1999), also known as “the Rhino Man” was a Kenyan conservationist. He became famous through his long fundraising walks in the African Great Lakes region and overseas. He started his campaign after learning how drastically Black Rhinos had decreased in Africa. Wherever he walked, his arrival was greeted with much public fanfare and media attention. This helped to raise funds for conservation of Rhinos and other endangered African mammals. (en)
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  • Michael Werikhe (en)
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  • Mombasa (en)
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