This website provides an international outlet for conservationists to share their stories and receive donations. Before Nancy Knowlton’s speech on the importance of telling conservation success stories, I actually ranked Kahumbu as one of the lowest candidates when trying to determine the winner from Africa. However, I now would rank Kahumbu as one of the highest candidates. Due to this website, conservation stories can reach a larger audience. The inherent value of how a conservation story will impact a person is immeasurable. As Knowlton pointed out in her speech, telling stories is an important part of conservation that is often forgotten about. My dissertation is on the West African manatee, one of the least studied marine mammals. Observing the power of telling stories through Wildlifedirect, I now plan on sharing my research stories, once my research is completed, to increase the education and awareness of this endangered marine
This website provides an international outlet for conservationists to share their stories and receive donations. Before Nancy Knowlton’s speech on the importance of telling conservation success stories, I actually ranked Kahumbu as one of the lowest candidates when trying to determine the winner from Africa. However, I now would rank Kahumbu as one of the highest candidates. Due to this website, conservation stories can reach a larger audience. The inherent value of how a conservation story will impact a person is immeasurable. As Knowlton pointed out in her speech, telling stories is an important part of conservation that is often forgotten about. My dissertation is on the West African manatee, one of the least studied marine mammals. Observing the power of telling stories through Wildlifedirect, I now plan on sharing my research stories, once my research is completed, to increase the education and awareness of this endangered marine