Biography:Li Quan (wildlife conservationist)
Li Quan | |
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 Director of China Tiger Revival, Li Quan | |
| Born | Li Quan |
| Occupation | Conservationist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | http://chinatigerrevival.org.uk/ |
Li Quan (全莉) is a Beijing-born tiger and wildlife conservationist who lives in London. She is credited with the concept of rewilding in the promotion of tiger conservation. This ensures zoo-born tigers develop hunting and other survival skills in a controlled natural environment prior to their return to the wild.[1][2]
Biography
Li Quan is a graduate of Beijing University, and holds a dual MBA/MA degree from the Wharton Business School and the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
She initiated the world's first such experiment by rewilding South China tigers in collaboration with the State Forestry Administration of China at the Laohu Valley Reserve in South Africa . The concept was initially controversial, but it is now widely accepted as a viable strategy for wildlife conservation by many mainstream wildlife organizations including the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Quan has founded several charities related to tiger and wildlife conservation. She is now a director of China Tiger Revival.[4] Prior to devoting herself to wildlife conservation she was global head of licensing at the fashion house Gucci.
Selected works
She is the author of two books, Rewilded, Saving the South China Tiger (bilingual, English and Chinese), and Diary of the South China Tiger (Chinese).[5] She also authored the South China Tiger Rewilding Guidelines for the Wildlife R&D Centre of the State Forestry Administration of China: http://tigerliquan.blogspot.com/2012/07/south-china-tiger-rewilding-guidelines.html
References
- ↑ Liu, Cecily (16 October 2010). "Rewilded: Saving the South China Tiger". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929122435/http://www.dimsum.co.uk/features/rewilded-saving-the-south-china-tiger.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ Blandy, Fran (13 December 2007). "South China tiger finds hope in South Africa". http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/12/13/2003392378. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ English, Cri (5 August 2009). "Quan Li, Riding on the Tiger, Never Want to Get Off". http://english.cri.cn/4406/2008/05/09/1141@355412.htm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ 10, Wild (5 February 2015). "Unsung Heroes - Li Quan". http://wild10.org/blog/unsung-heroes-li-quan. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Pound, British (5 August 2014). "https://www.embooks.co.uk/li-quan".
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