A top wildlife award has been given to Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor at The Independent. He has received the Marsh Award for the Promotion of Lepidoptera Conservation in recognition of his passion, knowledge and dedication in publicising conservation issues for butterflies and moths.
McCarthy was presented with the award at Butterfly Conservation’s Annual General Meeting and Members’ Day held at Winchester University on 21 November. The award seeks to recognise unsung heroes who all aim to improve the world we live in and this is the first time it has been won by a journalist.
Michael has always had a passion for butterflies and this year persuaded his editor to run a regular series on butterflies through the summer, under a project known as the Great British Butterfly Hunt. This project entailed Michael travelling the country to see every British species and writing up his findings in regular features in the paper. But this is not purely a cosmetic exercise to show pretty pictures, because Mike is using the articles to highlight the decline of butterflies and show how each species is being affected by human activities such as farming, forestry and man-induced climate change. Read more...
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/article/9/158/leading_journalist_selected_for_prestigious_conservation_award.html
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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