Hunter environmental leader and educator Brian Gilligan dies, aged 72.

HE was, by nature, a gentle man.

He was, for nature, for all of us, a leader and an educator, a diplomat and a protector.

Brian Gilligan, the man who devoted his life and career to conserving the environment and helping shape the community's appreciation of where they live, has died.

He was aged 72.

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