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Species Champions
BirdLife Species Champions help fund and promote action for specific Globally Threatened Birds as well as the international conservation, science, policy, advocacy and communications that underpin our local actions to ensure no more bird extinctions ever occur.
You can become a BirdLife Species Champion by writing to species.champions@birdlife.org
Join the ever growing community of Species Champions supporting the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme or read more about How BirdLife and Business Work Together
Peter Herkenrath
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2017
Nigel Simpson
BirdLife Species Champion for Black-breasted Puffleg since February 2017
The Peter Smith Trust
BirdLife Species Champion since September 2008 - signed for a third term in September 2014
Martin Saunders
BirdLife Species Champion for Araripe Manakin January 2014 - January 2017
The Prentice Family
BirdLife Species Champions for Dwarf Olive Ibis and São Tomé Grosbeak, Fiscal and Giant Tree Frog since December 2013
Martin Gooddie
BirdLife Species Champion November 2013 - November 2016
Dr. Urs-Peter Stäuble
Formerly BirdLife Species Champion for Restinga Antwren now BirdLife Species Champion for Cherry-throated Tanager since May 2013
Per Undeland
BirdLife Species Champion for Great Indian Bustard since January 2013
Steve Martin
BirdLife Species Champion for Giant and White-shouldered Ibises since October 2012
BirdLife Species Champion since July 2012
Helena Jefferson
BirdLife Species Champion April 2012 - April 2015
The Ellis Family
BirdLife Species Champions since February 2012
The MacKinnon Family
BirdLife Species Champions since December 2011
BirdLife Species Champion for Taita Falcon since November 2011
Michael Schmitz
BirdLife Species Champion since November 2011
The Peter Smith Trust
BirdLife Species Champion for Dwarf Olive Ibis since June 2008 - signed for a second three-year term in September 2011
Peter Oakley
BirdLife Species Champion August 2007 - August 2016
The Prentice Family
BirdLife Species Champions since July 2011
Noel & Hilary Woodhead
BirdLife Species Champions since June 2011
Rory McCann
BirdLife Species Champion May 2011 - May 2014
BirdLife Species Champion January 2011 - January 2014
Chris Goodwin
BirdLife Species Champion December 2010 - December 2013
Ceri Levy
BirdLife Species Champion April 2010 - April 2016
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Klemens Steiof
BirdLife Species Champion January 2010 - January 2013
Joan Harvey
BirdLife Species Champion November 2009 - November 2012
Martin Hale
BirdLife Species Champion October 2009 - October 2012
Nigel Bowen-Morris
BirdLife Species Champion for Ridgway's Hawk October 2009 - October 2012
BirdLife Species Champion for Northern Bald Ibis since July 2009
Charl van der Merwe Trust
BirdLife Species Champion for African Penguin since June 2009
Mike McGrady
BirdLife Species Champion June 2009 - June 2012
The Blackwood Family
BirdLife Species Champions for Black-breasted Puffleg December 2008 - December 2016
Sir David Attenborough
BirdLife Species Champion for Araripe Manakin August 2008 - August 2011
S.G. Shields (Benfleet) Ltd
BirdLife Species Champion since August 2008
The James Gibson Charitable Trust
BirdLife Species Champion for Yellow-crested Cockatoo August 2008 - August 2011
Colin Shields
BirdLife Species Champion since June 2008
Dr. Urs-Peter Stäuble
BirdLife Species Champion for Restinga Antwren May 2008 - May 2011
Edward Keeble
BirdLife Species Champion February 2008 - Feb 2014
The Reissing Family
BirdLife Species Champions for Blue-billed Curassow January 2008 - January 2011
The Olewine Family
BirdLife Species Champions since August 2007
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