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New mammal species named after Whitley Award winner
New species of Ctenomys named after 2007 Whitley Award winner Erika Cuellar after having helped discover it in Bolivia
Whitley Awardee wins environmental award in Mexico
Gonzalo Merediz-Alonso and his NGO win the prestigious Miguel Alemán Valdés 2014 Ecology and Environment Award
‘Bat Man of Mexico’ repeated on BBC2 Thursday 26 June at 9am
Another chance to watch (or record!) the brilliant BBC doc about Whitley Gold winner Rodrigo Medellin
Migration of ‘Sanjay’ the green turtle makes history
Sanjay’s 14 day migration between the Cocos and Galapagos MPAs is the first recorded for this species
Jean Wiener wins Haiti’s first environmental award
2014 Whitley Gold winner presented with Haiti’s first environmental award by President Martelly
Whitley Gold Award winner on BBC2 tonight 9pm (UK)
Rodrigo Medellin stars in David Attenborough narrated documentary, ‘The Bat Man of Mexico’, 13th June, 9pm (UK) on BBC2
Hornbill Watch: an exciting citizen-science initiative
Aparita Datta has launched the Hornbill Watch website enabling the Indian public to learn about hornbills and share sightings
New National Protected Area for Guatemala – first in over 7 years!
Work by 2012 Whitley Award winner Carlos Vasquez Almazan has led to Guatamela declaring the Sierra Caral a protected area
Further success for 2014 Whitley Award winner
Stoycho Stoychev and his team win the first Natura 2000 Conservation Award for their work protecting Imperial Eagles
Whitley Awards 2014 – Ceremony Highlights
Watch highlights of the 2014 Whitley Awards Ceremony, hosted by Kate Humble
HRH The Princess Royal & Edward Whitley speeches, 2014
Watch WFN’s Patron and Founder speak at the 2014 Ceremony
Whitley Award Winners 2014
The Whitley Awards 2014 were held on 8th May at the Royal Geographic Society in London