Li Quan (wildlife conservationist) explained

Li Quan
Native Name:全莉
Native Name Lang:cn
Birth Date:1962
Birth Place:Beijing, China
Birth Name:Li Quan
Partner:Stuart Bray (divorced August 2012)
Years Active:1999–present
Organization:Save China's Tigers (founder)
China Tiger Revival (current)
Notable Works:Rewilded: Saving the South China Tiger (2010)[1]
Occupation:Conservationist
Website:http://chinatigerrevival.org.uk/

Li Quan (born 1962; 全莉)[2] [3] is a Beijing-born wildlife conservationist who lives in London.[4] [5]

Biography

Background

Li Quan is a graduate of Beijing University, and holds a dual MBA/MA degree from the Wharton Business School and the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.[6] [7] Prior to her entrance into the tiger conservation scene, she worked as global head of licensing at the Italian fashion conglomerate, Gucci and also as an executive at Benetton.[8]

Save China's Tigers

In 2000, she founded the tiger conservation charity Save China's Tigers in the United Kingdom,[9] focused on preventing the extinction of the South China tiger, which is classified as critically endangered.[10] [11] She and her husband headed the organization together until their divorce.[12] She believes the species can be recuperated at a wildlife sanction based in South Africa with the ultimate goal of rewilding in China.[13] [14] She was removed in July 2012 from the board of Save China's Tigers by her husband, after that she divorced him and left the organization.

China Tiger Revival

After her divorce with her husband and leaving Save China's Tigers, she started a new tiger conservation charity, named China Tiger Revival, based in London.[10] [15] David Tang, a Hong Kong businessman, had held an event at the China Tang restaurant in the Dorchester Hotel in London on 3 October 2013 to assist raising funds for the charity.

Controversy

She had accused her former husband, Stuart Bray, of misappropriation of charitable funds for personal expenses.[16] In October 2014, a judge ruled in her ex-husband's favour in-regards to the allegations.[10] She personally denied misusing any charitable funds herself.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quan . Li . Rewilded: saving the South China tiger . 2010 . Evans Mitchell . London . 978-1901268546.
  2. Web site: 31 October 2010 . Saving the Chinese Tiger, with Li Quan . 2023-03-03 . Ebenezer Presents . en-GB.
  3. News: York . Geoffrey . 2013-06-16 . In South Africa, Chinese tigers claw their way back to life . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . 2023-03-03.
  4. Web site: Ludwig . Elisa . Winter 2005 . Saving China’s Tigers - A profile of Li Quan, WG'89, G'96 . 2023-03-03 . Wharton Magazine . en-US.
  5. Armstrong . Sue . 2011-09-03 . One minute with… Li Quan . New Scientist . en . 211 . 2828 . 29 . 10.1016/S0262-4079(11)62150-7 . 0262-4079.
  6. Web site: Quan Li, Riding on the Tiger, Never Want to Get Off . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615022207/http://english.cri.cn/4406/2008/05/09/1141@355412.htm . dead . June 15, 2013 . 28 August 2015 . Cri . English. 5 August 2009.
  7. Web site: 2013-10-03 . Sir David Tang Hosts Fundraiser in Aid of China Tiger Revival . 2023-03-03 . RealWire.
  8. Web site: Fu . Rong . 2014-01-11 . Tiger Lady denies misusing charity funds . 2023-03-03 . Shanghai Daily (archive.shine.cn).
  9. Web site: Save China's Tigers . 2023-03-03 . China Development Brief . en-US.
  10. News: Chellel . Kit . 23 February 2016 . The South China Tiger Is Functionally Extinct. This Banker Has 19 of Them . Bloomberg . 2023-03-03.
  11. Red List of China's Vertebrates . 2016 . Biodiversity Science . 24 . 5 . 500–551 . Jiang, Z. . Jiang, J. . Wang, Y. . Zhang, E. . 10.17520/biods.2016076 . free .
  12. Web site: Szotek . Mark . 2010-02-14 . The Critically Endangered South China Tiger Roars Again in 2010, the Chinese Year of the Tiger . 2023-03-03 . Mongabay Environmental News . en-US.
  13. Web site: Armstrong . Sue . 31 August 2011 . Li Quan: Why Chinese tigers should return via Africa . 2023-03-03 . New Scientist . en-US.
  14. Morell . Virginia . 2007-09-07 . Can the Wild Tiger Survive? . Science . en . 317 . 5843 . 1312–1314 . 10.1126/science.317.5843.1312 . 0036-8075.
  15. Web site: China Tiger Revival (UK) - Charity 1154073 . 2023-03-03 . Register of charities - Charity Commission of England and Wales (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk) . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Peter . Simpson . 2013-12-18 . China conservationist Li Quan and husband 'abused tiger charity cash' - Conservationist from China wants more out of her divorce, saying her husband tricked her into thinking donations were theirs . 2023-03-03 . South China Morning Post . en.

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