IRF Board of Directors

John Lukas is an internationally recognized conservationist.  He is the General Director of White Oak Plantation and White Oak Conservation Center (WOCC), a 300 hectare private facility in Florida for propagation and research on endangered species, including rhinos, okapi, cheetah and many other rare species.  As President of Gilman International Conservation Foundation, he is involved with in situ conservation around the world, most notably the Okapi Breeding and Research Center and the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Ituri Forest in the DRC, and the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary and in situ programs in Indonesia.  John also serves on the board of the Wildlife Conservation Network and the advisory boards of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the Cheetah Conservation Fund.