Harry Butler

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Harry Butler, CBE (born March 25, 1930) is an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant.

Butler was born in Perth, Western Australia. He attended Claremont Teachers' College in Western Australia and later the Western State College in the United States. He is a populariser of science and natural history for both child and adult audiences, and as conservation consultant to the Barrow Island oilfield and many other projects, has played a major role in environmental conservation and restoration in Australia. He presented the popular Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series In the Wild and also In The Wild: part 2, he began writing it in 1976, and has written a number of other books.

Harry Butler is supporter of development projects such as mining, working with corporations and state governments as an environmental consultant. In 1993 he was awarded a cash prize for his 30 years of work with the petroleum industry. He has lectured, and been honoured, at museums in Western Australia, Canada, and the United States. In 1979, he was awarded the Australian of the Year. He also is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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McCarthy, G.J (Modified: 4 December 2006). Butler, William Henry (1930 - ). Bright Sparcs Biographical entry. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre (Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre). Retrieved on 2007-12-04. “Butler was an honorary associate of the Western Australian Museum and the American Museum of Natural History.”
Robyn Williams (presenter) (27 July 2006). Harry Butler. In Conversation. ABC - Radio National. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
Australian of the year: Harry Butler CBE. National Australia Day Council (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-04.