Caleb Omondi

Ghetto Development Centre (Nairobi, Kenya)

Today’s Date: 25 July 2008

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

Safari Ants (Siafu), when I was young we used to sleep on the floor using cow skin, I remember one night, the safari ants pierced us during the night, thing small ants were biting us and they could die on your skin, so as you try to remove one at a time, another one could bite you in another angle.

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

Yes, going on the playing field and fight using our heads, the way bulls fight.

Now? At present, I don’t have any place in mind.

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

Cow, it is skin was my mattress, it is milk made me grow strong. and the calf I used to climb it like a horse, so it could carry me when going to graze.

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?

High population growth which causes high competition of natural resources and environmental hazard, causing danger and lack of canopy which protects the ozone layer.

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

protect our environmental and natural resources becoming friendly to it.