Earth Survey: Aug 31, 2006

Welcome!

Ever since I was a child, I have been very interested in nature and the environment. I have a B.S. degree in wildlife biology, and have worked as a zookeeper, wildlife biologist, and ecologist. I am conducting a brief survey of world leaders, government officials, religious leaders, corporate CEOs, environmental groups, wildlife experts, and others regarding nature and the environment. I am also very interested in religious views, customs, and beliefs from around the world, and the interactions between religion, culture, society, and the environment. This is something I am doing out of personal interest, and is not connected to any group or organization. I have been working on this project since the summer of 2006, and hope to eventually turn it into a book and/or documentary. I am hoping to make this into a global project, with responses from all segments of society. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or comments. If you have not already done so, I hope that you will consider taking part in my project, and please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested! Thanks for stopping by!

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August 31, 2006

Bonnie Strawser

Supervisory Wildlife Interpretive Specialist, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, (USFWS)

Today's Date: 8/30/06

1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?

Camping with my family as a child

2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?

"Buggs Island" near the VA/NC line (currently Kerr Lake)

Now? Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?

River Otter- because they play for no reason except the fun of it.

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?

Water quality; water quality

5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?

Think globally; act locally.

Peter d'Aguilar

Marketing Officer - Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest

Today's Date: 31st August 2006

1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?

Being on Safari in Zimbabwe. Also everyday sunsets, rainbows, the changing seasons.

2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?

The Devil's Punchbowl in Surrey, UK (where I grew up)

Now? Still the Punchbowl, plus the Blue Pool in Dorset and Bedgebury (where I work)

3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?

Rabbits. My family love them. They are affectionate, eccentric, easy-going.

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?

Too much dependence on technology and machinery. Milking the planet dry of its natural resources

5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?

Treat the natural world with respect

Dr. Mark Nicholson

Executive Director, Plants for Life International

Today's Date: 29.08.06

1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?

Our reforestation project in Kenya

2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?

Aberdares Mountains

Now? Kakamega Forest

3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?

Colobus monkey as it reminds me of the great East African Highland forests

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?

Deforestation and anthropogenic CO2 emissions leading to global warming. Response to global warming and predicting its long-term effects.

5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?

Conserve your catchment forests to protect water supplies