A long time ago, I saw a man on television who taught me about wildlife and conservation. This man's name was Steve Irwin. As a result of his passion for wildlife, I've dedicated my life to conservation and have been struggling to help save the tiger in particular. I even rejected a letter of acceptance from one of the world's best art schools and stopped pursuing a career in photography to go to university so I could study environmental sciences and use that to get a career in tiger conservation. Ever since I starting khaki'ing it, it's been a dream of mine to visit the place the Irwin's call home: the world famous Australia Zoo. Part of the reason has been to experience and learn from what the Irwin's have built, but also to be able to thank the Irwin's myself for helping to imbuing me with a passion for wanting to make a difference - they really have changed my life. It's been a dream I've accepted as being very unlikely due to travel expenses. I posted this video as part of a contest, which shows how I "khaki it". Ive never had the money to make huge donations or establish my own animal rescues and I've never had a job in conservation, or environment related disciplines. Ive compensated for this by doing as much work as possible, whether it has been volunteering, involving people in conservation advocacy or inspiring people to do their own work. All the work I've done has been on my own time outside of school and work. *These are not the only things that I do and the ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-NGuUSGyDU&hl=en
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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