Dusi Canoe Marathon

Dr. Ian Player (1927–2014) was a visionary conservationist whose courage and passion reshaped how South Africans viewed their natural heritage. Most famously, he spearheaded ‘Operation Rhino’ in the 1960s, developing pioneering capture and translocation techniques that saved the southern white rhino from the brink of extinction. Beyond his technical brilliance, Player was a spiritual advocate for the wild. Creating both the Wilderness