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Rhett Butler

Rhett in Panama in 2024

Rhett Butler founded Mongabay in 1999 with the mission of raising interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife. For the first several years of the project, he operated Mongabay on his own, publishing thousands of stories and tens of thousands of photos.

Today Rhett serves as editor-in-chief and CEO of Mongabay, a non-profit media organization with more than 100 members of staff across five bureaus and a network of around 1,000 correspondents in 80 countries who pursue stories ranging from conventional news articles to deeply-reported investigative projects.

Rhett has served in a number of advisory roles and spoken at a range of events and institutions.

Learn more about Rhett at ButlerNature.com