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| Pencil and digital by John Cleveland Sherman III |
Leonard Saleo, known as "Pak Leo,"was a conservationist in Indonesia who used his influence as a traditional leader of the Batanta people to organize patrols to reduce the incidence of dynamite bomb fishing. He was also working for Conservation International as the head of the Dayan Field Station.
March 1, 2010, Pak Leo was killed by illegal loggers during a confrontation. He was awarded CI's Conservation Warrior award posthumously.
Sources:
http://magazine.conservation.org/online/07/#page06
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