10 things you didn’t know about Norman Carr

He was a British conservationist working in Central and Southern Africa
Norman Joseph Carr was born 19 July 1912
He was influential in setting up National Parks in Malawi (Nyasaland), Zambia and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) in the 1950s and 1960s.
In Zambia, his vision of Conservation through Tourism led him to set up the country’s first safari company
Norman Carr Safaris, with a focus on local employment and empowerment
He is widely regarded as the pioneer of walking safaris as part of non-consumptive tourism (photography safaris) in Africa.
Carr helped establish the Rhino Trust in the 1970s
Carr was a man ahead of his time; during the era when safari was a track-and-hunt tradition
In 1940 he married Barbera Lennon, with whom he had one son and two daughters
Carr’s legacy continues throughout Zambia as he inspired the next generation of conservationists, including Chris Liebenberg who founded Chongwe Safaris