Chris Packham
Naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham has had a long and successful career on TV, beginning with The Really Wild Show in 1986 and more recently Springwatch, Autumnwatch, and Winterwatch, Nature鈥檚 Weirdest Events, World鈥檚 Weirdest Events, Inside the Animal Mind, Operation Iceberg and Secrets Of Our Living Planet.
In 2010 Chris was awarded the Dilys Breese BTO Medal for his outstanding work in promoting science to new audiences. He was voted Conservation Hero Of The Year (2014) in the Birders’ Choice Awards (Birdwatch magazine). In 2015 he reached second place in The Wildlife Power List featured in the 大象传媒 Wildlife Magazine. In October 2016 Chris earned the top honour at the Wildscreen Panda Awards - The Christopher Parsons Award for Outstanding Achievement - in recognition of his significant contribution to wildlife filmmaking, conservation and the public’s understanding of the environment.
Earlier in 2016 he was made honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Southampton, where he had graduated 30 years before.
