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William Henry "Harry" Butler AO CBE (born 25 March 1930) is an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant. 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''. He also authored the books ''In The Wild'', ''In the Wild (Part II)'' and ''Looking at the Wild''. Butler was born on 25 March 1930 in Perth, Western Australia.〔(Australian of the Year Awards: Harry Butler CBE, 1979 ) (2006). Retrieved on 4 December 2007.〕 He attended Claremont Teachers' College in Western Australia and later the Western State College in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Butler, William Henry (1930 – ) )〕 In 1968, he participated in the fifth of the Harold Hall Australian ornithological collecting expeditions. He has lectured, and been honoured, at museums in Western Australia, Canada, and the United States. Butler is a supporter of development projects such as mining, working with corporations and state governments as an environmental consultant. He co-wrote the UK Top Ten music hit "Sun Arise" with fellow Western Australian Rolf Harris. ==Honours== In 1970, Butler was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.〔(It's an Honout: OBE )〕 In 1980 this was upgraded to Commander level (CBE).〔(It's an Honour: CBE )〕 In 1979, Butler was named the Australian of the Year, jointly with Neville Bonner. In 1993, he was awarded a cash prize for his 30 years of work with the petroleum industry. On 4 March 2012, he was added to the National Trust of Australia's National Living Treasures list.〔()〕 On 11 June 2012, he was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to the community through the promotion of public understanding of natural history and wildlife conservation, to the development of collaborative environmental partnerships with industry, and to the community." A species of Mulga snake, ''Pseudechis butleri'', and a spider ''Synothele butleri'' are named for Butler. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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