RSPB（The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds），英國皇家保護鳥類協會。英國是世界上鳥類保護工作較為先進的國家之一，英國皇家保護鳥類協會擁有幾十萬會員和一個少年愛鳥俱樂部，它還劃定了幾十個鳥類保護區。
基本介紹
- 中文名：英國皇家鳥類保護協會
- 外文名：The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- 簡稱：RSPB
- 類型：慈善保護機構
- 總部：英格蘭
- 員工：1545名
- 志願者：12750人
- 成立時間：1889年
簡介,相關資料,
簡介
對鳥的愛護和飼養，是英國人的業餘愛好和習慣行為，他們常常把花生、玉米及吃剩的食物裝在塑膠或鐵絲做成的食簍中，掛在房前屋後的樹上，以招引、餵養各種鳥。每當紛紛揚揚的雪花降臨大地，就會有許多家庭把食物放在雪地上，幫助鳥兒度過天寒地凍、無處覓食的難關。
英國皇家鳥類保護協會（RSPB）是一個登記在英格蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾斯的慈善組織。它在1889年由艾米莉·威廉姆森成立。他們以促進節約和保護鳥類更廣泛的生存環境為宗旨，通過公共宣傳活動，請願，並通過運營自然保護區保護整個英國的鳥類生存環境。
皇家鳥類保護協會擁有超過100萬成員（包括150,000青年團員），使其成為歐洲最大的野生動物保護慈善事業。皇家鳥類保護協會還有許多地方團體，負責維護200個自然保護區。
相關資料
At the time of founding, the trade in plumage for use in hats was very large: in the first quarter of 1884, almost 7,000 bird-of-paradise skins were being imported to Britain, along with 0.4 million birds from West India and Brazil, and 0.36 million birds from East India.
The Society attracted support from some women of high social standing who belonged to the social classes that popularised the wearing of feathered hats, including the Duchess of Portland (who became the Society's first President) and the Ranee of Sarawak. As the organisation began to attract the support of many other influential figures, both male and female, such as the ornithologist Professor Alfred Newton, it gained in popularity and attracted many new members. The society received a Royal Charter in 1904 from Edward VII, and was instrumental in petitioning the Parliament of the United Kingdom to introduce laws banning the use of plumage in clothing.
At the time that the Society was founded in Britain, similar societies were also founded in other European countries. In 1961, the society acquired The Lodge in Sandy, Bedfordshire as its new headquarters.
