Dennis Puleston
Dennis Puleston (30 December 1905 – 8 June 2001) was a British-American environmentalist, adventurer, and designer. He is known for playing a key part in securing a nationwide ban in the
United States on the use of the pesticide
DDT, a decision regarded as the first important success of the emerging environmental movement. As a result of this ban, he helped save his favourite bird, the
osprey, from extinction in North America. He was co-founder and the first chairman of the
Environmental Defense Fund. Puleston also co-designed the
DUKW, an amphibious vehicle used in World War II.
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