Susanne Hare

Communications – First Nations Environmental Network

Today’s Date: 1 December 2007

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

Same experience with wolves (see prior post – Steve Lawson)

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

beaches and beachcombing, woods on grandparents’ farm

Now? Florida and West Coast

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

wolf & bear – closest to humans of the mammal species never to be in a zoo (I don’t agree with zoos)

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?

Greatest environmental challenge now: stop deforestation, especially all evergreen trees.
In future: survival

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

Stop deforestation; live simply, conserve water, & energy sources of heat, light, power. But most importantly immediately stop the logging of old growth forests and evergreen forests. The Earth’s canopy and buffer zone is almost gone. What are we to breathe? What will make the soil? What will keep the moisture in the land? What will make the clouds and what will balance temperature? What will offer habitat and protection to the animals and birds? We need to enhance immediately the forests of the land & the seas for our survival & stop any harm that may jeopardize these. DO NOT HARM.


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