Mya-Rose Craig
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.png) Mya-Rose Craig, in 2022 | |
| Born | 2002  |
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| Occupation | School student, ornithologist, activist |
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| Website | http://www.birdgirluk.com/ |
Mya-Rose Craig (born 2002), also self-marketed as Birdgirl, is a British[1][2] birdwatcher,[3][4] and author.
She has an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Bristol.[5] In June 2022, she published the UK edition of her autobiography, Birdgirl, which was published in the US in March 2023.
Craig went to Chew Valley School.[6] She created the charity Black2Nature to run nature camps for black and minority ethnic children with her sister as a paid staff member and her mother as a trustee.[1][2]
Craig was a "Bristol 2015 Ambassador" during the city's year as European Green Capital.[7]
She is a bird ringer[8] and won the National Biodiversity Network's 2018 Gilbert White Youth Award for recording terrestrial and freshwater wildlife.[9] She contributed to Chris Packham's A People’s Manifesto for Wildlife.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Teen creates nature camps for BAME children". BBC News. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Black2Nature". Year of Green Action. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Wright, Mike (12 January 2020). "Teenage twitcher becomes youngest Briton to be awarded honorary degree after spotting 5,000 birds". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
Dedicated ornithologist Mya-Rose Craig, 17
- ^ Guyoncourt, Sally (15 January 2020). "Teen birdwatcher and keen conservationist to be awarded honorary degree at 17". iNews. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
Dr Rich Pancost, University of Bristol head of earth sciences, said... 'In addition to being a world-leading ornithologist...'
- ^ "'Birdgirl' receives honorary doctorate aged 17". BBC News. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "The One Show's Mike Dilger and Birdgirl join forces". Agri-hub. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Bristol 2015 Ambassadors". Bristol 2015 - European Green Capital. Bristol 2015 Ltd. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig: nature defender". Friends of the Earth. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 2018 UK Awards for Biological Recording and Information Sharing Announced!". National Biodiversity Network. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Bourke, India (26 September 2018). "Springwatch host Chris Packham's radical quest to end "the war on wildlife"". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links[edit]
- 2019 interview from Bird Watching magazine
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