42 YEARS’ SERVICE
TASKED with ensuring that KwaZulu- Natal’s rich heritage of flora and fauna was preserved and prospered for generations to come, Cedric Coetzee is hanging up his well-worn velskoene with a sense of accomplishment.
After 42 years as a conservationist for Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, the custodians of biodiversity in the province, Coetzee retired as regional manager, East on February 29.
He had oversight of all the protected areas on KZN’s seaboard – about 1 700km
