Unsung Heroes: Susan Canney
Unsung Heroes: Susan Canney Mali Elephant Project At the 10th World Wilderness Congress we discovered hundreds of young activists who were working quietly behind the scenes to make the WILD vision a reality. We felt that these people’s activities should be recognised. In keeping with the knowledge that young people are the future, we asked our team of young trainee journalists in the press office to go out and interview them. Susan Canney is the project leader for the Mali Elephant Project, an initiative to preserve and protect elephants, which she describes as “a natural part of...
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Unsung Heroes: Moritz Schachner Co-founder of Youth Taking Action for the Earth, Walking2WILD10 participant, Austria At the 10th World Wilderness Congress we discovered hundreds of young activists who were working quietly behind the scenes to make the WILD vision a reality. We felt that these people’s activities should be recognised. In keeping with the knowledge that young people are the future, we asked our team of young trainee journalists in the press office to go out and interview them. Moritz got involved in an activist youth movement in 2010, after he and four others were...
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Unsung Heroes: Monika Michaelova Teacher of Indigenous Nature & Spirituality, Czech Republic At the 10th World Wilderness Congress we discovered hundreds of young activists who were working quietly behind the scenes to make the WILD vision a reality. We felt that these people’s activities should be recognised. In keeping with the knowledge that young people are the future, we asked our team of young trainee journalists in the press office to go out and interview them. Monika Michaelova is a person full of spirit born in Northern Moravia, Czech Republic, who takes groups into...
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Unsung Heroes: Li Quan China Tiger Revival At the 10th World Wilderness Congress we discovered hundreds of young activists who were working quietly behind the scenes to make the WILD vision a reality. We felt that these people’s activities should be recognised. In keeping with the knowledge that young people are the future, we asked our team of young trainee journalists in the press office to go out and interview them. Thanks to the World Bank, which acts as global sponsor, there are more than twelve countries involved in the conservation of tigers nowadays. However, when Li Quan...
Read MoreUnsung Heroes: Michael Grover
Unsung Heroes: Michael Grover Ecologist in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve /co-creator of Rhino Rescue Project, South Africa /winner of Coalition WILD’s 2013 Wilder World Challenge At the 10th World Wilderness Congress we discovered hundreds of young activists who were working quietly behind the scenes to make the WILD vision a reality. We felt that these people’s activities should be recognised. In keeping with the knowledge that young people are the future, we asked our team of young trainee journalists in the press office to go out and interview them. There are 18 000 white...
Read MoreUnsung Heroes: Laura Yale
Unsung Heroes: Laura Yale High Country Citizens Alliance, USA At the 10th World Wilderness Congress we discovered hundreds of young activists who were working quietly behind the scenes to make the WILD vision a reality. We felt that these people’s activities should be recognised. In keeping with the knowledge that young people are the future, we asked our team of young trainee journalists in the press office to go out and interview them. Laura came to WILD10 with her family, because her father was befriended with somebody involved in the organisation. She is interested in the...
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