Communications Department, the Jane Goodall Institute
www.janegoodall.org
Thank you for your interest in the Jane Goodall Institute. We would love to take part in your survey, however we simply do not have time at this moment and on short notice. Dr. Goodall is currently on a world tour, which makes things very busy here at the Institute. However, many of the questions presented in your survey are addressed in Dr. Goodall's books. It may be helpful for you to consult these books; they are available at all bookstores and our web store http://commerce.janegoodall.org/store/customer/. Reason for Hope would answer many of the questions you posed. Hopefully, this will provide you with some assistance. We apologize that we cannot be more involved at the present. We appreciate your interest in wildlife, the environment, and Dr. Goodall.
Thanks to my sister Michelle McIlroy for designing the logo!
September 12, 2006
September 11, 2006
John Berry
Director, National Zoo
Today’s Date: 9/6/06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Scuba diving opened my eyes to the wonders of a whole new world.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Hiking along the C and O Canal and Potomac River
Now? The same
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Maureen, our 28 year old sea lion, who is the sweetest animal
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?
current: habitat loss
future: availability of clean water for fish and wildlife
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
We should all work to make the world richer and more abundant in wildlife and natural resources for the next generation by living more carefully and sustainably.
**sent via postal mail**
Today’s Date: 9/6/06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Scuba diving opened my eyes to the wonders of a whole new world.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Hiking along the C and O Canal and Potomac River
Now? The same
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Maureen, our 28 year old sea lion, who is the sweetest animal
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?
current: habitat loss
future: availability of clean water for fish and wildlife
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
We should all work to make the world richer and more abundant in wildlife and natural resources for the next generation by living more carefully and sustainably.
**sent via postal mail**
September 06, 2006
Dan Mauger
Supporter Information Team, Friends of the Earth, www.foe.co.uk
Thank you for sending the survey. Unfortunately, because of the enormous pressures on time we are not able to answer each question in turn.
However, I can point you to the book Tony [Tony Juniper] wrote on a species that is very dear to him: http://www.amazon.com/Spixs-Macaw-Race-Worlds-Rarest/dp/074347550X
I can also say that the single most important issue we are working on is climate change or global warming. This is the biggest threat facing us and the lack of action by Government's and big business borders on a crime against humanity.
You can read more about efforts in the US to get action on the issue at:
http://www.foe.org/globalwarming/index.html
Thank you for sending the survey. Unfortunately, because of the enormous pressures on time we are not able to answer each question in turn.
However, I can point you to the book Tony [Tony Juniper] wrote on a species that is very dear to him: http://www.amazon.com/Spixs-Macaw-Race-Worlds-Rarest/dp/074347550X
I can also say that the single most important issue we are working on is climate change or global warming. This is the biggest threat facing us and the lack of action by Government's and big business borders on a crime against humanity.
You can read more about efforts in the US to get action on the issue at:
http://www.foe.org/globalwarming/index.html
Eric Hanquinet
Curator, Siit arboretum botanical garden, Philippines
Today's Date: September 6, 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Impossible to select one!, I would say monitoring gorillas in Africa, witnessing the birth of a volcano, deep sea storms on small crafts..
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
The Mediterranean rocky coasts
Now? Africa (central and eastern)
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
I wouldn't know how to select one; it would be a lie..
The tiger because It is gorgeous
The gorilla because It is human with innocence
The whale because It talked to me
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, and the lack of love for nature, without a doubt, the total lack of education governments are giving to their populations to that effect, keeping it unconcerned for reasons of commercial, political and religious interests. (Developing nations mostly for overpopulation matters, developed nation mostly for their irresponsibility in international law making in saving biodiversity and control pollution)
In the future the challenge is similar, the materialist greed of men taking over respect for nature, their egoistic nature ignoring the better tomorrow for their descendents for their present enjoyment. Non existent sense of Ethics, self respect of our own species, someone has to tell them, education.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Get involved, because if you don’t now, there is no more time for those after you. The only substantial pride of being a human being that is left for you to have. Get informed, and talk around you, decide for yourself which environmental groups are worthy of your support, our governments are not interested in helping, we must pressurize them or we have to help ourselves.
For the least educated, and for the great majority of the planet's population, help them to see how to love nature, many don’t know yet there is something to love there..
Today's Date: September 6, 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Impossible to select one!, I would say monitoring gorillas in Africa, witnessing the birth of a volcano, deep sea storms on small crafts..
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
The Mediterranean rocky coasts
Now? Africa (central and eastern)
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
I wouldn't know how to select one; it would be a lie..
The tiger because It is gorgeous
The gorilla because It is human with innocence
The whale because It talked to me
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, and the lack of love for nature, without a doubt, the total lack of education governments are giving to their populations to that effect, keeping it unconcerned for reasons of commercial, political and religious interests. (Developing nations mostly for overpopulation matters, developed nation mostly for their irresponsibility in international law making in saving biodiversity and control pollution)
In the future the challenge is similar, the materialist greed of men taking over respect for nature, their egoistic nature ignoring the better tomorrow for their descendents for their present enjoyment. Non existent sense of Ethics, self respect of our own species, someone has to tell them, education.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Get involved, because if you don’t now, there is no more time for those after you. The only substantial pride of being a human being that is left for you to have. Get informed, and talk around you, decide for yourself which environmental groups are worthy of your support, our governments are not interested in helping, we must pressurize them or we have to help ourselves.
For the least educated, and for the great majority of the planet's population, help them to see how to love nature, many don’t know yet there is something to love there..
September 04, 2006
Jaqueline M. Goerck
Director, BirdLife/SAVE Brasil
Today's Date: 04 September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
When I started working for a bird-banding initiative at the University of São Paulo in 1985 and held birds in my hands for the first time, I realized how fragile they were and decided to dedicate my life to study and conserve them.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
I did not have a favorite place, I just loved being outdoors, observing small and big animals, enjoying nature.
Now? Still the same
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Such a hard question. I love to see bizarre animals in zoos. I think it is great to have national animals because most children or adults will never see these animals in nature. However, I think it is also interesting to see exotic animals (at least from my perspective), such as aardvarks and others, because it is unlikely that I will ever see them in nature myself.
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?
Changing human's perception about the responsibility each individual plays in conserving the natural environment for themselves and for future generations.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
My advice would be that human beings should slow down, try to understand the importance of each one of their attitudes and avoid living in a frenetic rhythm imposed by the current society. This way they would be, perhaps, more likely to understand the consequences of their attitudes.
Today's Date: 04 September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
When I started working for a bird-banding initiative at the University of São Paulo in 1985 and held birds in my hands for the first time, I realized how fragile they were and decided to dedicate my life to study and conserve them.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
I did not have a favorite place, I just loved being outdoors, observing small and big animals, enjoying nature.
Now? Still the same
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Such a hard question. I love to see bizarre animals in zoos. I think it is great to have national animals because most children or adults will never see these animals in nature. However, I think it is also interesting to see exotic animals (at least from my perspective), such as aardvarks and others, because it is unlikely that I will ever see them in nature myself.
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?
Changing human's perception about the responsibility each individual plays in conserving the natural environment for themselves and for future generations.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
My advice would be that human beings should slow down, try to understand the importance of each one of their attitudes and avoid living in a frenetic rhythm imposed by the current society. This way they would be, perhaps, more likely to understand the consequences of their attitudes.
Les Carlisle
Group Conservation Manager, Conservation Corporation Africa, (CCAfrica)
Today's Date: 4th September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Teaching 5 orphaned cheetah to hunt.
2. Did you have a favorite during your childhood?
Yes Cheetah, and Cape Buffalo.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Cheetah because of their vulnerability and speed, Buffalo because of their attitude.
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?
Habitat remains the main issue, Space for wildlife needs to become a bigger priority, the future lies in Tran frontier park encompassing different ownership regimes of land. Private Communal and National Parks.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
We have to change the way we use our resources and the value we place on space. We must start using all land for the optimum use including changing some parks to food production and huge amounts of agricultural land in low rainfall areas back to wildlife.
Today's Date: 4th September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
Teaching 5 orphaned cheetah to hunt.
2. Did you have a favorite during your childhood?
Yes Cheetah, and Cape Buffalo.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Cheetah because of their vulnerability and speed, Buffalo because of their attitude.
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?
Habitat remains the main issue, Space for wildlife needs to become a bigger priority, the future lies in Tran frontier park encompassing different ownership regimes of land. Private Communal and National Parks.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
We have to change the way we use our resources and the value we place on space. We must start using all land for the optimum use including changing some parks to food production and huge amounts of agricultural land in low rainfall areas back to wildlife.
Luis Palma
Wildlife biologist/University of the Algarve, Portugal
Today's Date: 1st September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
The sighting of Iberian lynx at close quarters and its wilderness habitat while I was studying them.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
None in special.
Now? Boavista Island in the cape Verde Islands, West Africa
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
The Bonelli's Eagle because I've been studying it for the last 15 years.
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 Climate Change and putting pressure on the main responsible countries to sign international conventions that may help reversing it, especially the United States.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Fight for awarding the future of mankind and our accompanying biodiversity.
Today's Date: 1st September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
The sighting of Iberian lynx at close quarters and its wilderness habitat while I was studying them.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
None in special.
Now? Boavista Island in the cape Verde Islands, West Africa
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
The Bonelli's Eagle because I've been studying it for the last 15 years.
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 Climate Change and putting pressure on the main responsible countries to sign international conventions that may help reversing it, especially the United States.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Fight for awarding the future of mankind and our accompanying biodiversity.
Christine Artist
Private Citizen - Australia
Today's Date: 04/09/06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
There have been many, but rearing a baby Pademelon was very satisfying.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, the Kruger National Park (in South Africa)
Now? I live on a 100 acre bush block with lots of birds. Also pademelons, koalas, possums, bandicoots and the odd echidna. Also a visit to the Kruger Park whenever I return to S.Africa on a visit.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
To pick one is very difficult - I love All animals - probably beside man's best friend, my faithful dog, a Giraffe. I just love the giraffe - why, I'm not really sure - she is so tall and yet so graceful.
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?
Technology - making things better and bigger - WHY???
Water - start recycling - you can't live without it.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Slow down - we're killing the planet (and ourselves) at a mighty rate of knots.
Start protecting what we have left - it isn't much.
Quote: When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can't eat money
Today's Date: 04/09/06
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
There have been many, but rearing a baby Pademelon was very satisfying.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
Yes, the Kruger National Park (in South Africa)
Now? I live on a 100 acre bush block with lots of birds. Also pademelons, koalas, possums, bandicoots and the odd echidna. Also a visit to the Kruger Park whenever I return to S.Africa on a visit.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
To pick one is very difficult - I love All animals - probably beside man's best friend, my faithful dog, a Giraffe. I just love the giraffe - why, I'm not really sure - she is so tall and yet so graceful.
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?
Technology - making things better and bigger - WHY???
Water - start recycling - you can't live without it.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Slow down - we're killing the planet (and ourselves) at a mighty rate of knots.
Start protecting what we have left - it isn't much.
Quote: When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can't eat money
September 03, 2006
Dave Taylor
York Green Party
Today's Date: 1st September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
I tried to keep a ladybird as a 'pet' in a matchbox when I was a really quite a young kid. I was fond of it but didn't know what I was doing and so naturally it died. I realised that I was responsible for its death and that the captivity that I'd inflicted on it was wrong.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
I lived in a town but loved to play in the green and open areas where there were trees and streams between the housing developments. Due to in-fill development these places no longer exist in my home town and are disappearing in cities like York where I now live.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Tiger. The majesty of these beasts and all the big cats really. I love my pet cat and occasionally think of the quote, "Why do we keep cats as pets? Because we can't stroke tigers."
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 and other forms of climate change due to our unsustainable misuse of fossil fuels. The USA is already fighting wars for access to the last reserves of oil instead of working to reverse its dependence on the stuff. The problem will only get worse as China and India seek to emulate the USA's bad example.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Think global and act local. We have to change the world and this means making the worst polluters pay for their environmental crimes, however, we have all got to accept responsibility for this. It would be no use me criticising Bush and the Oil Barons if I were to drive around in an SUV, would it?
Today's Date: 1st September 2006
1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?
I tried to keep a ladybird as a 'pet' in a matchbox when I was a really quite a young kid. I was fond of it but didn't know what I was doing and so naturally it died. I realised that I was responsible for its death and that the captivity that I'd inflicted on it was wrong.
2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?
I lived in a town but loved to play in the green and open areas where there were trees and streams between the housing developments. Due to in-fill development these places no longer exist in my home town and are disappearing in cities like York where I now live.
3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?
Tiger. The majesty of these beasts and all the big cats really. I love my pet cat and occasionally think of the quote, "Why do we keep cats as pets? Because we can't stroke tigers."
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 and other forms of climate change due to our unsustainable misuse of fossil fuels. The USA is already fighting wars for access to the last reserves of oil instead of working to reverse its dependence on the stuff. The problem will only get worse as China and India seek to emulate the USA's bad example.
5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?
Think global and act local. We have to change the world and this means making the worst polluters pay for their environmental crimes, however, we have all got to accept responsibility for this. It would be no use me criticising Bush and the Oil Barons if I were to drive around in an SUV, would it?
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.
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.
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