Species Vlokia ater

For Johannes Hendrik Jacobus Vlok (1957– ), South African nature conservationist. He has a diploma in forestry (1982) and an MSc (cum laude) from the University of Natal (1997). He was a research forester at Saasveld (1982–1900), nature conservation officer (1990–1997), and since 1998 has acted in a consultant or advisory capacity to the World Wildlife Federation South Africa, Cape Nature, South African National Parks, and national, provincial and private institutions in the fields of land conservation, impact assessment and environmental control. He has authored more than 30 scientific and popular articles, and has made many presentations at scientific forums on ecological and floristic studies. He is the recipient of the Leslie Hill (2003) and Gold (2006) awards for his contribution to conservation.