Murdered SA conservationist hailed as a hero
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has expressed `profound shock` at the murder of widely respected South African conservationist Wayne Lotter in Dar es Salaam, but said his death would not deter efforts to counter devastating poaching across the continent. Lotter, a co-founder of Tanzania´s pioneering PAMS (Protected Area Management Solutions) Foundation, was on his way from the airport to his hotel on Wednesday when his taxi was stopped by another vehicle. One of two occupants, who had a gun, opened Lotter´s door and shot him. They made off with his laptop. Goodall said: `If this cowardly shooting was an attempt to bring the work of the PAMS Foundation to an end, it will fail....