Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (English Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), also abbreviated RSPB is Europe's largest organization dedicated to the protection of wild birds. More than one million members belong to this organization. These are comparatively more than Britain's three main political parties members.

The RSPB was founded in 1889 in England. Founding purpose is to stop the use of the feathers of grebes in the fashion industry was. Milliners processed these springs at that time mainly for the jewelery of hats or processed them for decorating collar. Because of the intensive hunting of the great crested grebe was close to extinction.

In 2001, the RSPB entertained in the UK 168 protected areas for birds that occupy an area of ​​1,150 square kilometers in total. The headquarters is now in Bedfordshire, UK. An Avocet today adorns the logo of this organization. This bird was reintroduced in 1940 in the UK, after he had died there.