About Ben White
Lived 1951 – 2005 (aged 53). Ben White was an arborist and environmentalist.
Ben White (Benjamin Lewis White, Jr; September 3, 1951 – July 30, 2005) was an arborist, environmentalist, animal rights and Native American rights activist. A 1997 PBS Frontline documentary described him as "a guerrilla warrior against animal exploitation." He was known for the sea turtle costumes used in the 1999 Seattle WTO protests and for documenting illegal whaling in Russia.
White worked with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, In Defense of Animals, and the Animal Welfare Institute. He co-founded the Cetacean Freedom Network.
He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the organization In Defense of Animals.
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Who was Ben White?
American animal rights activist and environmentalist
When was Ben White born?
Ben White was born on 3 September 1951.
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Ben White died on 30 July 2005.
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Ben White was an arborist and environmentalist.
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