Kurt Kretschmann (2 March 1914 – 20 January 2007) was a German nature conservationist.
Most of his professional career took place in the German Democratic Republic where he is known as "Nestor des Naturschutzes in Ostdeutschland" (loosely "East Germany´s original Nature Conservationist"). He also designed the long-eared owl silhouette, originally on a yellow background, which since 1989 has been adapted and become known across Germany as a symbol identifying conservation areas.
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