08/05/2026
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough. You’re an inspiration!
Today, Sir David Attenborough turns 100.
For generations, he's helped us fall in love with the natural world – and shown us what we stand to lose if we fail to protect it.
He once said:
“𝘛𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝙒𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.”
Rewilding the world won't happen all at once. It will happen because people, communities and countries choose to lead – restoring nature one place at a time.
Scotland could be at the forefront of that movement. By reconnecting habitats, reviving natural processes and bringing back missing species, we can help shape a future that's richer in wildlife, more resilient to climate change and better for people too.
That’s why we’re committed to – and why we believe Scotland can become the world's first .
Wishing Sir David the happiest of birthdays – and thanking him for a lifetime spent inspiring wonder, hope and action for the natural world.
