Simon Cowell MBE

Simon Cowell MBE FRGS MCIJ
Wildlife ‘rehabber’, environmental champion and documentary film-maker


“Simon Cowell is a man with a mission. He believes Mankind and Nature have got themselves ‘out of sync’. He is right. But he is not one of those dry-as-dust, ever-so-dreary, eco-zealots. He is a man of passion, who believes in what he says and has the rare gift of being able to communicate those beliefs in a way that immediately strikes a chord with any audience – and always with humour, laced with anecdotes, and relevant to people's everyday lives.”
– Sir Ranulph Fiennes

“The eccentric, irrepressible Simon Cowell and his team of volunteers at Wildlife Aid... You don’t have to be mad to work there but it helps.” – Stephen Fry


• Creator, producer, writer and presenter of TV series Wildlife SOS (Britain’s longest-running wildlife documentary show) on Discovery Channel Animal Planet (one of their highest rated shows)
• Now running TheWildlifeAidTV channel on YouTube. Launched in 2013, this is the world’s first internet-based wildlife documentary series
• Experienced writer, commentator, public speaker and broadcaster on animal welfare, nature conservation and biodiversity
• An environmental realist who believes in partnership between charities and the corporate sector to redress the balance between Man and Nature
• Founder – 34 years ago – of the charity that became The Wildlife Aid Foundation, caring for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals
• Simon’s charity deals with 20,000+ wildlife emergencies every year, and has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of wild animals since 1980
• The charity provides free online teaching resources for schools on wildlife and the environment (linked to the science strand of the new National Curriculum)

Broadcasting experience
• Simon has been ‘the face and voice of Wildlife SOS’ (on ITV Meridian, Channel Five and latterly Discovery Channel Animal Planet) for 17 years.
• Guest appearances on TV shows such as The One Show, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Blue Peter, GMTV, This Morning, etc.
• Travelled and filmed world-wide for Discovery Channel Animal Planet – reporting on the plight of wildlife all over the world.
• Broadcasts on all aspects of animal welfare, global environmental issues, habitat protection, and endangered species.
• Believes passionately in the importance of environmental education and the link between animal welfare, nature conservation and habitat preservation.

Achievements
• Built up the Wildlife Aid Foundation from a tiny back-garden hobby to one of Britain’s leading wildlife rescue and rehabilitation charities, with over 300 volunteer helpers, dealing with 20,000+ wildlife incidents every year.
• Highly respected as a wildlife ‘rehabber’ and therefore regularly asked to speak at conferences and seminars – has been a keynote speaker at the annual conferences of the BVNA (British Veterinary Nursing Association), BWRC (British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council) and BVA (British Veterinary Association), the professional body for all UK vets.
• Has worked ‘hands-on’ with WAF’s partner organizations all over the world – helping to rescue and care for koalas in Australia, cheetahs in Namibia, crocodiles in Belize, wolves in northern Russia, and great white sharks off the coast of South Africa!
• Recent series of Wildlife SOS have seen Simon investigating the plight of mountain gorillas in the Congo, wolves in northern Russia, and moon bears in Vietnam – and included secret filming in an illegal ‘bear bile farm’.
• Wildlife SOS was recognized as the highest rated show on Discover Channel Animal Planet – entertaining and engaging but also educational, with high production values and a commitment to integrity.

Awards
• Awarded the MBE for services to wildlife (2005)
• Winner – Charity Times Personality of the Year (2003)
• Simon’s charity, WAF, won the Wetnose “Best Wildlife Rescue Award” 2013

Professional Institutes
• Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists


Simon Cowell is not just an authoritative commentator on the environment and animal welfare but a highly experienced and adaptable TV and radio presenter, interviewer and interviewee, voiceover artist, public speaker and narrator, with an overwhelming passion for his subject.

Websites: www.simon-cowell.org.uk
and www.wildlifeaid.org.uk