People are eager to embrace efforts to improve the lives of individual animals, especially ones with whom we feel the most connected. As our world’s wildlife is increasingly imperiled by poaching and degradation of habitat, it has become critical that we magnify this concern and caring beyond individuals to entire species. Saving endangered wildlife requires nothing short of a collective community conscience that values nature and empowers us with a common purpose.
In this talk, Karen speaks about maintaining hope and inspiration in the face of the earth’s conservation crisis. She shares her ideas on uniting the strength of individual action and purpose to transcend feelings of powerlessness and advance positive change.
By uniting her passions for wildlife, teaching and writing, Karen Povey has spent her career engaging people in conservation and fostering enthusiasm and empathy for nature. A zoologist and educator, Karen serves as Education Curator at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. She is also Executive Director of the non-profit Clouded Leopard Project, a conservation organization working to preserve the endangered clouded leopard and other wild cats of Southeast Asia. In addition, Karen teaches for Tacoma’s Science and Math Institute, located within Point Defiance Park.
Despite the challenges facing the world’s wildlife, Karen finds her work invigorated through collaboration with the extensive network of zoo conservationists and field conservation partners who work tirelessly throughout the world to study wildlife, explore ecosystems, and teach communities about the value of nature.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
