The BBC, where Attenborough first built his career as a presenter and created the 1979 blockbuster series Life on Earth, will host a live event honoring the naturalist on May 8 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The event will showcase wildlife stories and reflections from public figures and environmental advocates, and will feature special performances from music artists who have collaborated on some of Attenborough’s series, including Dan Smith, frontman of the band Bastille, and the Icelandic band Sigur Rós will perform Hoppípolla. The BBC also this week released a documentary revisiting the 1979 show, featuring an appearance of Attenborough himself.
In “Witness Statement,” Attenborough detailed the ways in which human activity was destroying the planet. “The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel. Yet the way we humans live on Earth is sending it into a decline,” he warned. “Human beings have overrun the world. We're replacing the wild with the tame.”
“To have the reserve’s 60th anniversary so close to Sir David’s 100th birthday is really special, especially given the long connection he has with the reserve,” Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Chief Executive Paul Wilkinson said. “We therefore thought it fitting to mark the two occasions together with a celebration of the reserve and its wildlife.”
The animal rights non-profit, PETA announced that it would rename a rescued bull in his honor. The animal, newly christened David Attenbullock, was rescued through PETA India’s Delhi Mechanisation Project, which is working to replace animal-drawn carts with electric vehicles.
A new species of parasitic wasp, originally from Chile, has also been named Attenboroughnculus tau in honor of Attenborough’s influence on biodiversity research and public engagement with science.
Like many around the world, Attenborough has also been reflecting on his legacy and the monumental impact of Life on Earth. At 100, one of his prized memories is a moment broadcasted to millions around the world, which cemented his reputation as an iconic wildlife filmmaker: his encounter with gorillas in the mountains of Rwanda during the series’ filming. “Extraordinary, really,” he said of the experience during an interview for Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure, which aired earlier this week. “It was one of the most privileged moments of my life, really.”
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