John Burton

John Burton (2 April 1944 – 22 May 2022) was a British conservationist and nature author.

In 1963, Burton became assistant information officer at the Natural History Museum. He was chief executive of the World Land Trust for 30 years. He held that position until 2019.

Burton was a regular columnist for the New Scientist and an Assistant Editor of Animals magazine (now BBC Wildlife Magazine).

Burton believed that veganism is not realistic from a conservationist view, but advocated for reduced meat and dairy. He described himself as a "largely vegetarian omnivore".

Works

Burton, John A 1971 Extinct Animals London Transworld Burton, John A 1973 Birds of the Tropics London Orbis Burton, John A 1974 Fossils London Transworld Burton, John A 1975 The Naturalist in London Newton Abbot David & Charles Burton, John A (contributor) 1975 The Second Birdwatchers' Book Newton Abbot D & C Burton, John A 1976 Nature in the City Danbury Press Burton, John A & B Risden 1976 The Love of Birds London Octopus Burton, John A (contributor) 1976 Wilderness Europe London Time-Life Books Burton, John A (Ed) 1976 Owls of the World London Peter Low Burton, John A 1977 Musical Instruments from Odds and Ends London Carousel Burton, John A (contributor) 1977 The World of Wildlife London Hamlyn Burton, John A 1978 Rare Animals London Transworld Arnold, E N & Burton, John A 1978 Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe London Collins Burton, John A (contributor) 1978 Recent Advances in Primatology London Academic Press Burton, John A 1980 Gem Guide to Wild Animals London Collins Burton, John A 1982 Guinness Book of Mammals London Guinness Burton, John A (contributor) 1982 Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom London Optimum Books Burton, John A 1984 Gem Guide to Zoo Animals London Collins Burton, John A (ed) 1984 National Trust Book of Wild Animals London Cape Burton, John A (Ed) 1984 Owls of the World (2nd Ed) London Peter Low Burton, John A 1987 Collins Guide to Rare Mammals of the World London Collins Scott, P, Burton, John A, & Fitter, R 1987 Red Data Books: The Historical Background IUCN/NEP Burton, John A 1988 Close to Extinction London Franklin Watts Burton, John A (consultant) 1988 Killing for Luxury London Franklin Watts Burton, John A (consultant) 1988 Wild Britain London Ebury Press Burton, John A 1989 Mammals of America New York Archcape Press Burton, John A (contributor) 1990 The Guinness Encyclopedia Enfield Guinness Publishing Salvadori, F B, ed by Burton, John A 1990 Rare Animals of the World New York Mallard Press Burton, John A 1991 Close to Extinction (2nd, rev. Ed) London Franklin Watts Burton, John A 1991 Field Guide to the Mammals of Europe London Kingfisher Burton, John A 1991 The Pocket Guide to Mammals of North America London Dragon's World Burton, John A (contributor) 1991 Animal Life New York OUP Burton, John A (contributor) 1991 The Global Zoo Amsterdam Time-Life Books Burton, John A (Ed) 1991 The Atlas of Endangered Species N Y Macmillan Inc Burton, John A 1992 Snakes an illustrated guide London Blandford Burton, John A (Ed) 1992 Owls of the World (3rd, Rev. Ed) London Peter Low Burton, John A 1993 Animals of the World London HarperCollins Burton, John A (consultant) 1994 Mammals London Dragon's World Children's Books Burton, John A (contributor) 1994 Reader's Digest Exploring the Secrets of Nature Reader's Digest Burton, John A (coordinator) 1994 CITES Guide to Plants in Trade Bristol DoE Burton, John A (consultant) 1995 Wild Ireland London Sheldrake/Arum Burton, John A 1996 Jungles & Rainforests London Dragon's World Harris, B (Burton, John A, consultant) 1996 Oceans A fold out book Rand McNally Harris, B (Burton, John A, consultant) 1996 Rainforest A fold out book Rand McNally Burton, John A 1997 Gem Photographic Guide to European Wild Animals London Collins Burton, John A 1998 Collins Wild Guide Wild Animals (Europe) London HarperCollins Burton, John A 1998 Reptile London Dorling Kindersley Langton, T E & J A Burton 1998 Amphibians & Reptiles: Conservation management of species & Habitats Strasbourg CoE Burton, John A (ed.) 1999 Atlas of Endangered Species 2nd ed., New York, Macmillan Burton, John A 2002 Field Guide to the Mammals of Europe (2nd ed., London, Kingfisher Bertrand, G A, Burton, John A and Paul Sterry 2002 Guide to North American Wildlife. HarperCollins. New York Burton, John A et al. (eds) Wildlife And Roads: The Ecological Impact. Imperial College Press. London Burton, John A 2002 Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden. New Holland. London Burton, John A 2005 The Ultimate Bird Feeder handbook Burton, John A 2009 Gem Guide to Wild Animals (revised ed.) Burton, John A Jonny Birks and Don Jefferies 2018 Was the Stone Marten native to Britain? British Wildlife. Totnes.