Richard Girling is a

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journalist and author, known for his writing on the

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Life and career

Richard Girling, born in

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in 1945, is a journalist for ''

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''. In 2002, he won the Specialist Writer category at the

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. He was awarded the Environmental Journalist of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 at

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's Environmental Journalism Awards.

Published works

*''Rubbish!'' *''Sea Change'' *''Greed: Why We Can't Help Ourselves'' (2009) *''The Hunt for the Golden Mole'' (2014) *''The Man Who Ate the Zoo: Frank Buckland, Forgotten Hero of Natural History'' (2016)

References

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