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About Paul Butler

Paul Butler is Rare's Senior Vice President of Global Programs. He lived and worked in the Caribbean for 25 years. His signature conservation-marketing program, Promoting Protection through Pride, succeeded in bringing back the endangered St. Lucia Parrot, and since 1987 Paul has successfully replicated this program in over 40 countries throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and the Pacific. Paul’s work has been recognized by the UN (Global 500 Laureate), Smithsonian magazine (Environment Award), Chicago Zoological Society (Presidential Award), and by the Government of Saint Lucia who presented him with citizenship and their Medal of Merit (SLMM).

Findings from Madagascar monitoring trip

This blog post was written by Paul Butler.  Mr. Butler led Rare’s first Pride campaign in the late 1970’s to save the endangered St. Lucian parrot and continues his conservation leadership today as Rare’s Senior Vice President, Global Programs. This is … Continue reading