John Burton (conservationist)

John Burton (2 April 1944 – 22 May 2022) was a British conservationist and nature author.^[1]

In 1963, Burton became assistant information officer at the Natural History Museum.^[2] He was chief executive of the World Land Trust for 30 years. He held that position until 2019.^[3]

Burton was a regular columnist for the New Scientist and an Assistant Editor of Animals magazine (now BBC Wildlife Magazine).^[4]

Burton believed that veganism is not realistic from a conservationist view, but advocated for reduced meat and dairy. He described himself as a "largely vegetarian omnivore".^[5]

Works

Burton, John A 1971 Extinct Animals London Transworld
Burton, John A 1973 Birds of the Tropics London Orbis
Burton, John A 1974 Fossils London Transworld
Burton, John A 1975 The Naturalist in London Newton Abbot David & Charles
Burton, John A (contributor) 1975 The Second Birdwatchers' Book Newton Abbot D & C
Burton, John A 1976 Nature in the City Danbury Press
Burton, John A & B Risden 1976 The Love of Birds London Octopus
Burton, John A (contributor) 1976 Wilderness Europe London Time-Life Books
Burton, John A (Ed) 1976 Owls of the World London Peter Low
Burton, John A 1977 Musical Instruments from Odds and Ends London Carousel
Burton, John A (contributor) 1977 The World of Wildlife London Hamlyn
Burton, John A 1978 Rare Animals London Transworld
Arnold, E N & Burton, John A 1978 Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe London Collins
Burton, John A (contributor) 1978 Recent Advances in Primatology London Academic Press
Burton, John A 1980 Gem Guide to Wild Animals London Collins
Burton, John A 1982 Guinness Book of Mammals London Guinness
Burton, John A (contributor) 1982 Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom London Optimum Books
Burton, John A 1984 Gem Guide to Zoo Animals London Collins
Burton, John A (ed) 1984 National Trust Book of Wild Animals London Cape
Burton, John A (Ed) 1984 Owls of the World (2nd Ed) London Peter Low
Burton, John A 1987 Collins Guide to Rare Mammals of the World London Collins
Scott, P, Burton, John A, & Fitter, R 1987 Red Data Books: The Historical Background IUCN/NEP
Burton, John A 1988 Close to Extinction London Franklin Watts
Burton, John A (consultant) 1988 Killing for Luxury London Franklin Watts
Burton, John A (consultant) 1988 Wild Britain London Ebury Press
Burton, John A 1989 Mammals of America New York Archcape Press
Burton, John A (contributor) 1990 The Guinness Encyclopedia Enfield Guinness Publishing
Salvadori, F B, ed by Burton, John A 1990 Rare Animals of the World New York Mallard Press
Burton, John A 1991 Close to Extinction (2nd, rev. Ed) London Franklin Watts
Burton, John A 1991 Field Guide to the Mammals of Europe London Kingfisher
Burton, John A 1991 The Pocket Guide to Mammals of North America London Dragon's World
Burton, John A (contributor) 1991 Animal Life New York OUP
Burton, John A (contributor) 1991 The Global Zoo Amsterdam Time-Life Books
Burton, John A (Ed) 1991 The Atlas of Endangered Species N Y Macmillan Inc
Burton, John A 1992 Snakes an illustrated guide London Blandford
Burton, John A (Ed) 1992 Owls of the World (3rd, Rev. Ed) London Peter Low
Burton, John A 1993 Animals of the World London HarperCollins
Burton, John A (consultant) 1994 Mammals London Dragon's World Children's Books
Burton, John A (contributor) 1994 Reader's Digest Exploring the Secrets of Nature Reader's Digest
Burton, John A (coordinator) 1994 CITES Guide to Plants in Trade Bristol DoE
Burton, John A (consultant) 1995 Wild Ireland London Sheldrake/Arum
Burton, John A 1996 Jungles & Rainforests London Dragon's World
Harris, B (Burton, John A, consultant) 1996 Oceans A fold out book Rand McNally
Harris, B (Burton, John A, consultant) 1996 Rainforest A fold out book Rand McNally
Burton, John A 1997 Gem Photographic Guide to European Wild Animals London Collins
Burton, John A 1998 Collins Wild Guide Wild Animals (Europe) London HarperCollins
Burton, John A 1998 Reptile London Dorling Kindersley
Langton, T E & J A Burton 1998 Amphibians & Reptiles: Conservation management of species & Habitats Strasbourg CoE
Burton, John A (ed.) 1999 Atlas of Endangered Species 2nd ed., New York, Macmillan
Burton, John A 2002 Field Guide to the Mammals of Europe (2nd ed., London, Kingfisher
Bertrand, G A, Burton, John A and Paul Sterry 2002 Guide to North American Wildlife. HarperCollins. New York
Burton, John A et al. (eds) Wildlife And Roads: The Ecological Impact. Imperial College Press. London
Burton, John A 2002 Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden. New Holland. London
Burton, John A 2005 The Ultimate Bird Feeder handbook
Burton, John A 2009 Gem Guide to Wild Animals (revised ed.)
Burton, John A Jonny Birks and Don Jefferies 2018 Was the Stone Marten native to Britain? British Wildlife. Totnes.

References

^ "John Burton obituary". theguardian.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ "Obituary for John A Burton 1944–2022". discoverwildlife.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ "John Burton steps down as World Land Trust chief executive after 30 years". ThirdSector. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "John Burton Biography". World Land Trust. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "A conservationist’s view on veganism". World Land Trust. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

External links

World Land Trust

[1] "John Burton obituary". theguardian.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[2] "Obituary for John A Burton 1944–2022". discoverwildlife.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[3] "John Burton steps down as World Land Trust chief executive after 30 years". ThirdSector. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[4] "John Burton Biography". World Land Trust. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[5] "A conservationist’s view on veganism". World Land Trust. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

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