His more than three decades of conservation work have also helped contribute to improve wildlife conservation here in Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. According to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), whose Thailand programme is active in supporting wildlife conservation and management here, Rabinowitz helped to establish protected areas in Thailand. Rabinowitz also wrote a number of books about wild cats and conservation in Thailand, to boost knowledge about the country’s conservation among the public. Fearless and outspoken“Alan was a fearless and outspoken champion for the conservation of our planet’s iconic wild cats and wild places. “Dr Rabinowitz was a pioneer researcher on big cats and left many legacies for conservation in Asia.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 07, 2018 13:30 UTC