Markus Borner

Markus Borner (23 April 1945 - 10 January 2020)[1] was a Swiss zoologist and conservationist. He was a head of the Frankfurt Zoological Society’s Africa program for over 20 years.[2] He worked at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Africa for over 40 years.[1] There among others he studied wildlife migration patterns as well as was engaged in wildlife conservation activities.[3]

He was an honorary professor at the University of Glasgow.[4]


Markus Borner was awarded the Bruno H. Schubert Prize in 1994 and was a finalist for the Indianapolis Prize in 2012.[5][6] In 2016, Borner was awarded the Blue Planet Prize.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blue Planet Prize Story：2016 winner Prof. Markus Borner - The Asahi Glass Foundation". Blue Planet Prize Story : The Asahi Glass Foundation. (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. ^ "Murdered Parks Official Remembered For Anti-Poaching Efforts". Animals. 2016-02-04. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ Gargan, Edward A.; Times, Special To the New York (1985-12-31). "MIGRATORY PATTERNS TRACED IN SERENGETI". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. ^ "Prof Markus Borner". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. ^ "Professor Dr. Markus Borner - A life for Africa's wild nature". Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ^ "Markus Borner, Ph.D." Indianapolis Prize. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. ^ "Asahi Glass Foundation's 2016 Blue Planet Prizes to Pavan Sukhdev and Markus Borner". www.businesswire.com. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  8. ^ "Indian economist and Swiss zoologist win 2016 Blue Planet Prize for environmental work". The Japan Times. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2021-06-25.


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