A TV host and environmentalist from Surrey died after being told she had a type of lung cancer that was very deadly.
At the age of 72, Simon Cowell passed away. He was the founder and CEO of the Wildlife Aid Foundation (WAF) in Leatherhead and the host of the show Wildlife SOS.
He spent his whole life protecting wildlife and making sure that many hurt or abandoned animals could live again in the wild. He’s loved: “He was passionate about the importance of environmental education and hopeful for a future in which man respects and protects the natural world.”
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I call David Attenborough “sweary.”
The WAF says that Mr. Cowell’s work and memory will live on from its base in Surrey, where his daughter Lou Cowell will lead the group.
She called her dad a “sweary David,” Ms. Cowell said.
Attenborough told BBC Radio Surrey that he was a part of the charity in “every single atom.”
“I can feel him already patrolling the grounds, making sure everything is going alright.” Since the news of his illness came out in 2022, she said, the family has had “overwhelming and just beautiful” support.
As a way to relax from his job as a broker in London, Mr. Cowell started taking in animals and rescuing and rehabilitating them in his home and yard in the early 1980s. He had a very aggressive form of lung cancer.
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His hobby turned into a full-time job, and in 1987 he started Wildlife Aid, which is now called the WAF.
In 2005, Mr. Cowell was given an MBE for his work to bring attention to the plight of wildlife and the value of all species.
iDot, a program that encouraged people to do good things for the environment, was also created by him.
He wanted to build a new home for the charity he started because he thought everyone should do one thing a day to help nature.
This project, the Wildlife Aid Center, is still being worked on, and money is still being raised.
