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Spotlight from WWF-Canada

Journal Entry: Tue Oct 19, 2010, 10:08 PM







Spotlight from WWF-Canada


I decided to opt for a different journal layout. The last one was great, though I wanted to try something new. I'm still trying to figure out a header that is more photography related, but in the meantime I decided to have a tiger from a logo I made.

I recently had the honor of being spotlighted by an organization I've done extensive volunteer work, WWF-Canada. You can view the blog entry here, though I've also posted it below.

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This plucky volunteer was born in the Year of the Tiger. Coincidence? We think not.

"I've been passionate about tigers for a few years and have become committed to learning as much about them as possible and saving the approximately 3,000 that may be left in the wild," says Eric, who hails from Mississauga. "This has led me to volunteer for organizations including WWF-Canada, WildAid, Jungle Cat World Zoo, and the International Tiger Coalition."

Eric joined WWF-Canada as a CN Tower climb event volunteer in 2006, and then became an in-house volunteer in our Toronto headquarters. He quickly distinguished himself as a team player who is willing to go the extra mile to help out.

He has also gone the extra mile to help tigers around the world, traveling to Thailand, India and Indonesia, where he volunteered for WWF-Indonesia on the island of Sumatra.

Although he recently graduated from Trent University with a BA in Environmental Studies, he still dabbles in his original calling as a photographer. "I post my photos online not only so people can see my work, but to allow for opportunities to educate people about endangered species, and inspire people to get involved. As a result, my style of photography, rather than simple snapshots, often manifests through intimate, personal portraits of animals meant to evoke emotion or a certain message. As conservation hero Steve Irwin once said, 'If we can touch people about wildlife, then they'll want to save it.'"

Eric also blogs about his extraordinary experiences on his site, He Who Walks with Tigers. "I try to show people that I am just an average person, but was able to link caring about tigers to actually deciding to help," he says. "That has taken me places in a short amount of time. I want people to make the same choice I made with a cause they are attached to."

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Cool, huh?



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Learn more about tigers and how you can help!



Quotation:

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little."-Edmund Burke



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*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
That's really nice of you to say. I hope so!
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~SoulDragonit Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow that is just so awesome!
I just love it, that you help the tigers so much! I want to do that too =)
This just makes me more a fan of you!
Alot of hugs! :hug:
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*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Awww, thank you. I really hope people will realize they have a lot of potential. It's up to us to save species like the tiger.
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~SoulDragonit Oct 21, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I am trying really hard to help =) I have made a group on a social site. About saving Tigers, I think I will direct them to you too. Because of your prints. =) and what you do with it.
Also i sign my name everywhere, to save the tiger. That's all I can do for now. =)
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~Mkatpro11 Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
wow thats great, i read through your blog and it amazes me how stong your love is for this species.
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*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks...I appreciate you taking a look. I'm sure many people care just as much, though many don't often understand how easily they can help. I'm nothing special.
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~QuillandShield Oct 19, 2010  Student Writer
Wow. This is most definitely "cool"!
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*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks!
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=LInconnu24 Oct 19, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
You're great dear! Me and my mines will do same thing as you!
If all goes well, I study next year in canada :)
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*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Oct 20, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
We'd be glad to have you here. Let me know if you have any questions!
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