Mike Dilger
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Mike Dilger is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 Ecologist and Television presenter who best is known for being the wildlife reporter on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 Television program
Television program
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 The One Show
The One Show
The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...

. He has lived in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

 for 10 years since returning from an extensive period working in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

, Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

 and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

 as a field biologist.

Television

  • Presenter of over 100 items for The One Show
    The One Show
    The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...

     on BBC1 from spring 2007 to present
  • Reporter for Inside Out on BBC1 for various regions from autumn 2004 to present
  • Presenter on Nature's Top 40 on BBC2 in December 2008
  • Presenter on Wild Gardens for ITV1
    ITV1
    ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

     in July 2008
  • Presenter on Nature's Calendar on BBC2 in Autumn 2006
  • Presenter on CBeebies Autumnwatch in autumn 2006 and CBeebies Springwatch in spring 2007
  • Presenter on the Nature of Britain on BBC1 West in autumn 2007
  • Presenter for Hands on Nature on BBC2 in November 2005
  • Reporter on Springwatch with Bill Oddie 2005 on BBC2 from 30 May to 16 June 2005
  • On screen contributor for British Isles: A Living History on BBC1 from October to November 2004
  • On screen Wildlife Expert for The Terry & Gaby Show on Channel 5 in 2004
  • On screen Contributor for Britain Goes Wild in May & June 2004
  • Presenter for Wildlife Uncovered:UK on Channel 5 in April 2002, June 2002 & March 2003
  • Presenter for The Natural History of Christmas on Channel 5 in December 2001 & repeated 2003
  • Presenter for Britain's Wild Invaders on Channel 5 in August 2000 & repeated December 2003

Radio

  • Contributor on a wide range of wildlife series on BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

     from 2006 to present
  • Presenter on Extreme Britain on BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

     from February to March 2006 - Listen again (UK only)
  • Presenter on Wild Underground on BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

     in December 2003

Books

  • Nature's Top 40: Britain's Best Wildlife. Collins, 2008. ISBN 978-0007275915
  • Nature's Babies. Collins, 2008. ISBN 978-0007279265

Controversy

Dilger was involved in an incident of allegedly provoking nesting swans on the River Cam
River Cam
The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system and to the North Sea at King's Lynn...

 during filming for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

's The One Show
The One Show
The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday...

on 23 April 2010.
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