Chris Packham was awarded the Dilys Breese BTO Medal for 'his outstanding work in promoting science to new audiences'
Dr Andy Clements, Director of the BTO, presented the award to Chris on 17 November at the Royal Society in London. "It gives me great pleasure to present this award to Chris," he said. "He is an outstanding communicator who has made science and natural history accessible to new audiences. In particular, he has promoted the work of the BTO and emphasised the importance of volunteers collecting information on our wild birds."
In accepting this prestigious award Chris said: "I have always been interested in scientific research and understood its importance in underpinning conservation action, not just in this country but around the globe. To receive this award from one of the leading scientific research establishments in the country is a real honour.
"To receive the Dilys Breese medal is also very poignant for me. Dilys was instrumental in me getting my first wildlife presenting job at the BBC. I accept the award for her and citizen scientists everywhere."
Dilys Breese, a former Vice President of the BTO and renowned radio and television producer, did much to promote the science of ornithology to a broader audience, particularly through the work she did with the BTO. In her honour the BTO Council created the Dilys Breese BTO Medal, to be awarded on annual basis to outstanding communicators who deliver science to new audiences.
November 2010
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