David
Shepherd
Wildlife
and Landscape Artist
David Shepherd is
commonly regarded by many as one of the world's leading wildlife
and landscape artists. He is a valued leading conservationist
with his paintings over two and a half million pounds for the
cause through The
David Shepherd Conservation Foundation.
Shepherd has in recent
years been rewarded with a number of prestigious accolades with
the most notable achievements being the following:
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Awarded
The Order of the Golden Ask by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
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Awarded
The Order of The British Empire for his services to conservation.
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A Member of Honour of the World Wide Fund for Nature
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An
Hon. Doctorate of Fine Arts by Pratt Institute in New York.
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Featured
in a BBC documentary of his life.
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Made
a series of six wildlife films for ITV and others.
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The
'target' for 'This is Your Life.'
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He
has written six books, covering all aspects of his life, including
wildlife and steam railways.
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Chairman and Founder of the East Somerset Railway, a registered
charity raising money for our steam railway heritage and wildlife.