Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is the largest charitable organization for bird conservation in the UK, founded in February 1889 and headquartered in the UK. The organization was initially established to prevent the trade of bighead feather as a hat decoration feather in the UK.

In the first decade after its establishment, the association absorbed over 20000 members, and today, more than 130 years later, the number of members has exceeded one million. Nowadays, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has become the most influential wildlife conservation organization in Europe.

The association has 3 national level offices and 9 regional offices in the UK. The focus of its work is to protect birds and their ecological environment, maintain biodiversity by protecting birds, and educate and promote public awareness of birds and the natural environment.

With the efforts of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and other social organizations and bird lovers, feather hats have gradually withdrawn from the fashion stage through continuous promotion, debates, and multiple legislations, and awareness of wild bird conservation in other fields has also been continuously strengthened. Nowadays, almost all wild birds around the world are protected by laws and conventions, and are no longer the target of large-scale hunting and buying.