George Hughes

Dr. George Hughes, "finished a BSc (Hons) in Zoology in 1968 and pursued a higher degree in Zoology by studying sea turtles throughout the south-western Indian Ocean... George was CEO of the Natal Parks Board and then Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, and is the recipient of numerous awards including a lifetime achievement award from the International Sea Turtle Society. He has led many official South African delegations to conservation conferences with objectives as diverse as sustainable use, CITES and conservation economics issues. Having retired after 42 years in conservation work, he continues to be involved in sea-turtle conservation."

Acting Chief Executive of KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service formerly - Chief Executive of Natal Parks Board, South Africa. Who's who


 * Chief Executive, KwaZulu Conservation Trust
 * Patron, Wildlands Conservation Trust
 * Former Advisor, Wilderness Conservancy
 * Hon Vice-President, Boy Scouts of SA
 * Member, Commission on National Parks & Protected Areas, IUCN
 * Trustee, Green Trust, Johannesburg
 * Trustee, Open Africa Initiative, Cape Town
 * Founder member of the International Conservation Union ( IUCN) Sea-turtle Specialist Group.

Previous Work

 * Consultant | Kwa Zulu Natal Wildlife]] 2001 - 2002
 * Chief Executive Officer | KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife 1998 - 2001
 * Chief Executive | Natal Parks Board Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal | 1988 - 1998
 * Deputy Director | Natal Parks Board Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal | 1986 - 1988
 * Assistant Director | Natal Parks Board Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu Natal | 1980 - 1986
 * Research Officer | Natal Parks Board Pietermaritzburg | 1974 - 1975

Books

 * Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles by George Hughes (2012).

Select articles

 * Hughes, George. 2001. The Natal Parks Board Experience in South Africa. In The Politics and Economics of Park Management, ed. Terry L. Anderson and Alexander James. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.