Rhett Ayers Butler
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Rhett Ayers Butler (born 1978)[1] is an American journalist, author and entrepreneur who founded Mongabay, a conservation and environmental science news platform, in 1999.[2]
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Born | 1978 (age 45ā46) United States |
Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BSc) |
Organisation | Mongabay |
Known for | Conservation science, Environmental journalism |
Awards | Parker-Gentry Award, Heinz Award |
Butler founded Mongabay out of his interest in nature and wildlife.[3] The name "mongabay" originated from an anglicized spelling and pronunciation of Nosy Mangabe, an island off the coast of Madagascar.[4]
Butler has received multiple conservation, environmental, and journalism awards including the Parker-Gentry Award from the Field Museum of Natural History[5] in 2014, the SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in 2021,[6] and the Heinz Award for the Environment in 2022.[7]