Tenzin Tethong

President – The Dalai Lama Foundation

Today’s Date: 19 December 2007

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

I used to ride a horse called Tara for many years in Darjeeling, India, when I was young. Even then I would sense that Tara knew me and we “communicated” somehow.

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

Up in high mountains on rocky perches

Now? Just in the backyard with a little bit of nature

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

Dogs & horses because they seem so close to humans and because they interact & communicate.

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 shortage, waste, & misuse
-car pollution & industrial pollution

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

-each person & every small unit, a shop, a school, a business has a big role to play


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Tenzin Tethong is the founder of key Tibet initiatives in the U.S. including the Tibet Fund, Tibet House-New York, and the International Campaign for Tibet. He is a former Representative of H.H. the Dalai Lama in New York and Washington, D.C., and former Chairman of the Kashag, the Tibetan Cabinet. Mr. Tethong currently serves as Chairman of the Committee of 100 for Tibet and as a visiting scholar at Stanford University.

Taken from http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/members/en/founders.jsp#tethong