John Varty
John Varty  | |
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Varty filming with a tigress in 2009  | |
| Born | 27 November 1950 Johannesburg, South Africa  | 
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, conservationist | 
| Spouse | 
 Gillian van Houten (TV news anchor) 
      (m. 1995) | 
| Children | 3 | 
| Website | johnvarty | 
John Varty (born 27 November 1950) is a South African wildlife filmmaker who has made more than 30 documentaries and one feature film. Varty is also leading a controversial project which aims to create a free-ranging, self-sustaining tiger population outside of Asia.