No Suspects in Killing of Eccentric American, a Kenyan Wildlife Expert
Mr. Martin, who once served as a United Nations special envoy on rhino conservation, was considered a true expert on the ins
and outs of the ivory and rhino horn trade, with deep contacts among traders, carvers, their families and other researchers.
Daniel Stiles said that He’s totally harmless and I’m sure he didn’t put up any resistance,
"He brought that whole quantitative element that helped get the public’s attention." His work, which focused on prices, weights
and trading mechanisms for ivory and rhino horn, might have seemed dry, but Mr. Martin was hardly boring.
Several fellow conservationists said it was Mr. Martin’s clear data
that had helped persuade Western and Asian governments to take a harder look at the ivory and rhino horn trade, responsible for one of the most destructive bouts of poaching in modern times.
No doubt he had made many enemies, writing report after report
that exposed the depth of the ivory and rhino horn trade across the world that has killed tens of thousands of endangered animals.
Years ago residents nicknamed the city "Nai-robbery." Mr. Martin arrived in Kenya in the 1960s, the son of a rich family
from New York, Mr. Stiles said, after having studied geography at the University of Arizona and in Liverpool.