Ian Cedric Audley Player DMS (15 March 1927 – 30 November 2014) was a South African international conservationist.

Player's conservation career started with the Natal Parks Board in 1952 and whilst Warden of the Umfolozi Game Reserve, he spearheaded two key initiatives: Player was the Founder of the Wilderness Leadership School,[2] which still runs the original wilderness trails to this day.

In 2004 Player collaborated with Sarah Collins, entrepreneur, visionary, and women's rights activist, to create 'Take Back The Future'.

In 1952 South Africa was disastrously embarked to eliminate all large wild animals to protect livestock, and only 300 white rhinos survived.

[6][7] In June 1964, Player appeared on the panel show To Tell the Truth as himself, highlighting his role as warden of Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park and his work protecting white rhinos.