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LITERATURE CARNIVAL•CORNICE •GRADE V
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Anna Merz - The Conservationist
Name: Anna Merz
Date of birth: 17th November 1931, in Radlett, England
Family: She was firstly married to the Swiss industrial workshop owner Ernest
Kuhn until 1969. Her second marriage to Karl Merz lasted until his death in 1988.
On 4 April 2013, Merz died in hospital in Melkrivier, South Africa. A memorial
service was held for her at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy on 12 May 2013.
Hobbies: Her hobbies are studying, saving rhinos, and writing books
Career: A protective conservationist who saves rhinos from being endangered
and/or shot or killed to make different sorts of things, mainly medications, for
human benefit
Achievements: She has saved many rhinos including the Black Rhino, one of the
rarest rhinos in the world, and she has won the Global 500 Rolls of Honor
Conclusion: Anna Merz is a protective conservationist that has dedicated her life
to save many different types of rhinos, she has many hobbies, which are creative
and fascinating, and she has also won the Global 500 Rolls of Honor award for her
marvelous work.
-Anshu Kafle
VB
