RSPB Medal
The RSPB Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds[1]
According to the RSPB:
The RSPB Medal is the Society's most prestigious award. It is presented to an individual in recognition of wild bird protection and countryside conservation. It is usually awarded annually to one or occasionally two people.[1]
The medal was first awarded in 1908.[2]
Recipients
- Sir David Attenborough[2]
- Rt Hon John Gummer[2]
- Bill Oddie[2]
- Prof Chris Perrins FRS (1992)[3]
- Chris Mead (1999)[2]
- Robert Gillmor (2003)[2][3][4]
- Professor Chris Baines (2004)[1][5]
- Dr Colin Bibby (2004)[6]
- Michael McCarthy (2007)[2][3]
- Dr Jeff Watson (2007)[1][6]
- Charles, Prince of Wales (2011)[3][7]
- Prof John Lawton FRS (2011)[3]
- Tristan da Cunha community (2012)
- Peter Harrison (2012)
- Prof Robert Watson (2013)
- The BTO, Birdwatch Ireland and SOC team who produced the Bird Atlas (2014)
- Stanley Johnson (2015)
- Prof Georgina Mace FRS (2016)
- Dick Potts (2017)[8]
- Dara McAnulty (youngest ever recipient 2019)[9][10]
See also
References
- Reynolds, James (2007-08-23). "Gifted naturalist is awarded prestigious RSPB medal". RSPB. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Independent journalist wins RSPB medal". Birdwatch. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- Avery, Mark (2011-10-10). "Top scientist slams government". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Robert returns to his roots". Henley Standard. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Speaker Profiles" (PDF). Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "Aberdeen graduate bags prestigious RSPB Medal". University of Aberdeen. 2007-08-30. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "The Prince of Wales Receives Medal". KFW. March 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "RSPB elects new Chairman and presents annual medal". BirdGuides. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- Corr, Shauna (2019-11-04). "NI lad follows in David Attenborough's footsteps as youngest winner of UK award". belfastlive. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- "RSPB NI: Young naturalist Dara receives RSPB award for his conservation campaigning". The RSPB. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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