Whooper Swans, Burscough, Lancashire. 28/11/2016: When the summer gives way to autumn, almost the entire population of whooper swans embark on an incredible journey from their breeding grounds in Iceland to spend winter in the UK. Several thousand find rest and an abundance of food at the Martin Mere Wetlands in Burscough, Lancashire. Credit: EnVoguePhoto/Alamy Live News
Sir Peter Markham Scott CH CBE DSC* FRS FZS (14 September 1909 – 29 August 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman. Scott was knighted in 1973 for his contribution to the conservation of wild animals. He had been a founder of the World Wide Fund for Nature, founded the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (November 1946), and was an influence on international conservation. He received the WWF Gold Medal and the J. Paul Getty Prize for his work. Peter Scott was the son of Antarctic Explorer Captain Scott who, in his dying letter, urged Peters mother to “make the boy interested in natural history”. Peter became an Olympic sailing medalist and a well-known painter and broadcaster. He created the IUCN red list which measures whether species are threatened or endangered. He was the founding chair of WWF – he even drew their famous panda logo. He particularly loved the wild open marshes of Britain and the mysterious geese that visited from unknown shores. He started as a wildfowler and learned to protect first the birds, and then their wetland habitats. In 1946 he set up the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge as a center for science and conservation. Uniquely at the time, he opened it to the public so that anyone could enjoy getting close to nature.
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