Rhett Ayers Butler

Rhett Ayers Butler
Rhett Ayers Butler in Nov 2023
Born1978 (age 45–46)
United States
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego (BSc)
OrganisationMongabay
Known forConservation science, Environmental journalism
AwardsParker-Gentry Award, Heinz Award

Rhett Ayers Butler (born 1978)[1] is an American journalist, author and entrepreneur who founded Mongabay, a conservation and environmental science news platform, in 1999.[2]

Butler founded Mongabay out of his interest in nature and wildlife.[3] The name "mongabay" originated from an anglicized spelling and pronunciation of Nosy Mangabe, an island off the coast of Madagascar.[4]

Butler has received multiple conservation, environmental, and journalism awards including the Parker-Gentry Award from the Field Museum of Natural History[5] in 2014, the SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in 2021,[6] and the Heinz Award for the Environment in 2022.[7]

LinkedIn categorized Butler as a "Top Voice", the platform's term for an influencer, as of April 2023.[8]

  1. ^ Guynn, Jessica. "A site of inspiration". SFGATE. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Meehan, Emily (6 September 2006). "Not Letting Success Get to Your Head". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ Butler, Rhett (18 November 2018). "A lucky child: Mongabay's origin story". Mongabay News.
  4. ^ Wood, Barbara (8 November 2017). "How a curious kid from Atherton started and grew a global environmental news site". Almanac News.
  5. ^ "2014 Rhett Butler | Parker/Gentry Award". 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ Harney, Matt (17 February 2021). "2020 Environmental Journalism Award Winners Announced". SEAL Awards. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Heinz Awards – Rhett Ayers Butler".
  8. ^ "Rhett Ayers Butler Bio – Rhett Ayers Butler". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.