Samuel LaBudde

Samuel LaBudde is an American biologist. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1991Goldman Environmental Prize: [http://www.goldmanprize.org/node/123 Samuel LaBudde] (Retrieved on November 24, 2007)] for his efforts on preserving wildlife and endangered species.

His videotaping of the praxis of slaughtering dolphins by tuna fishermen resulted in a most successful consumer boycott, forcing major tuna brands to accept only dolphin-safe fish.

His next project resulted in banning of the use of driftnets as a fishing method. He has been engaged in stopping illegal walrus ivory trade, and illegal trade of rhino horn and tiger bone.

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