Nairobi (AFP) – World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, ...

NAIROBI - Richard Leakey, a Kenyan conservationist and paleoanthropologist who spearheaded campaigns against the ivory trade ...

On the night of January 2nd, I got a text from Paula Kahumbu, the Kenyan conservationist. “Dear friends, sad news,” she wrote. “Richard Leakey just passed away at his home in Kona Baridi.” Leakey, the ...

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, famous for fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Sunday. He was 77. Leakey's cause of death ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Richard Leakey has returned to Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve, and ...

Richard Leakey often said the things he liked doing best were those things that people said couldn’t be done. He also said he had no interest in being popular; rather, he was interested in getting ...

The legendary paleoanthropologist remained energetic into his 70s despite bouts of skin cancer, kidney and liver disease. "I have this afternoon... received with deep sorrow the sad news of the ...

Leakey died aged 77. He was celebrated for his work to save wildlife from poachers and for leading campaigns against the ivory trade. He co-founded the Safina party in 1995. Richard Leakey, a Kenyan ...