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
- Rt Hon John Gummer[2]
- Prof Chris Perrins FRS (1992)[3]
- Bill Oddie (1997)[2][4]
- Chris Mead (1999)[2]
- Sir David Attenborough (2000)[2][5]
- Robert Gillmor (2003)[2][3][6]
- Professor Chris Baines (2004)[1][7]
- Dr Colin Bibby (2004)[8]
- Michael McCarthy (2007)[2][3]
- Dr Jeff Watson (2007)[1][8]
- Charles, Prince of Wales (2011)[3][9]
- Prof John Lawton FRS (2011)[3]
- Tristan da Cunha community (2012)[5]
- Peter Harrison (2012)[citation needed]
- Prof Robert Watson (2013)[citation needed]
- The BTO, Birdwatch Ireland and SOC team who produced the Bird Atlas (2014)[citation needed]
- Stanley Johnson (2015)[5][4]
- Prof Georgina Mace FRS (2016)[citation needed]
- Dick Potts (2017)[10]
- Caroline Lucas (2018)[5]
- Dara McAnulty (youngest ever recipient 2019)[11][12]
- Climate Coalition NI and Alastair Fothergill (2023)[13]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e Avery, Mark (2011-10-10). "Top scientist slams government". Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Details". RSPB. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "RSPB Medal 2021 awarded". RSPB. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Robert returns to his roots". Henley Standard. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Speaker Profiles" (PDF). Retrieved 10 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Prestigious RSPB medal awarded to not one but two transformational winners". BirdGuides. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.