Director, Department of Conservation Services, Bermuda
Today's Date: 21st July 06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Growing up on the shoreline turning over rocks and checking out the life under them.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
The shoreline of Harrington Sound, Bermuda
Now? The coast of British Columbia
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
My dog – he understands me and never questions.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Human Greed – now and into the future. It fuels the materialistic madness that compromises all natural systems.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
A wealthy man is one who is free from want – control your wants and be wealthy.
Thanks to my sister Michelle McIlroy for designing the logo!
July 21, 2006
Parrie Pinyan
Private Citizen
Today's Date: July 21, 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
"Working" on the farm and in the woods when I was very young with my grandpa. (He was 1/4 Cherokee and tried to teach me everything he knew.)
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Woods and small streams.
Now? Woods and clear streams.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Dogs-unconditional love for those who win their affection.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Global warming. Survival of the human species.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Almost stop emitting CO2 and the other greenhouse chemicals.
Today's Date: July 21, 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
"Working" on the farm and in the woods when I was very young with my grandpa. (He was 1/4 Cherokee and tried to teach me everything he knew.)
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Woods and small streams.
Now? Woods and clear streams.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Dogs-unconditional love for those who win their affection.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Global warming. Survival of the human species.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Almost stop emitting CO2 and the other greenhouse chemicals.
Thaddeus Murdoch
Principle Investigator, Bermuda Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Mapping (BREAM) Project, Bermuda Biodiversity Programme, Bermuda Zoological Society
Today's Date: 21st July 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Scuba diving on healthy coral reefs
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Out on shallow reefs in the lagoon in Bermuda
Now? Same
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Rainbow parrotfish. They are beautiful, and massive.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Overpopulation combined with environmental misuse such as pollution and land development
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Lessen your footprint.
Today's Date: 21st July 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Scuba diving on healthy coral reefs
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Out on shallow reefs in the lagoon in Bermuda
Now? Same
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Rainbow parrotfish. They are beautiful, and massive.
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
Overpopulation combined with environmental misuse such as pollution and land development
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Lessen your footprint.
Janice D. Boyd
Private Citizen
Today’s Date: 20 July 06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
growing up in a community in the mountains of New Mexico
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
in the woods and mountains behind my home
Now? Valle Grande caldera in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
parrot: they are sooooo intelligent, as well as being pretty and leading interesting lifestyles
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
now: overpopulation ; in the future: increased overpopulation and flow of migrants away from highest population densities into areas of lower density, thus creating uniform misery in the world
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
stabilize and even reduce the population of humans. We have exceeded the long term carrying capacity of the planet, at least for a generally decent lifestyle for all. We are ruining our planet for all life.
The biggest problem is over population, but it is the elephant in the room that few people want to talk about because of some religious groups' selfish positions and some cultures' pursuit of the oppression of women. We need to acknowledge this elephant!
Today’s Date: 20 July 06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
growing up in a community in the mountains of New Mexico
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
in the woods and mountains behind my home
Now? Valle Grande caldera in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
parrot: they are sooooo intelligent, as well as being pretty and leading interesting lifestyles
4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?
now: overpopulation ; in the future: increased overpopulation and flow of migrants away from highest population densities into areas of lower density, thus creating uniform misery in the world
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
stabilize and even reduce the population of humans. We have exceeded the long term carrying capacity of the planet, at least for a generally decent lifestyle for all. We are ruining our planet for all life.
The biggest problem is over population, but it is the elephant in the room that few people want to talk about because of some religious groups' selfish positions and some cultures' pursuit of the oppression of women. We need to acknowledge this elephant!
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