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Dear WWF

Victoria Lee watched a television program about wildlife conservation charities that sparked concerns about the focus only being on popular flagship species, ignoring other important species. She suggests expanding support and education to lesser known reptiles, amphibians, and insects to raise more money and help more species. Victoria also encourages using some funds to help farmers protect lands from elephants through non-harmful deterrents, which could improve human-wildlife relations. She hopes the charity will take action to broaden its approach to more holistic conservation.

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Dear WWF

Victoria Lee watched a television program about wildlife conservation charities that sparked concerns about the focus only being on popular flagship species, ignoring other important species. She suggests expanding support and education to lesser known reptiles, amphibians, and insects to raise more money and help more species. Victoria also encourages using some funds to help farmers protect lands from elephants through non-harmful deterrents, which could improve human-wildlife relations. She hopes the charity will take action to broaden its approach to more holistic conservation.

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uear Baviu Nussbaum

AfLer waLchlng Lhe channel 4 programme ulspaLches coosetvotloos ultty 5ectets l was
surprlsed Lo see Lhe lack of lnLeresL ln oLher specles oLher Lhan Lhe flagshlp specles 1hls
shocked me and l feel LhaL Lhls needs Lo be changed ?our charlLy ralses an lncredlble
amounL of money for conservaLlon buL surely Lhls wlll never work lf Lhe focus ls only on Lhe
flagshlp anlmals l undersLand LhaL we are all gullLy of supporLlng Lhe cuLe and cuddly
however l am sure Lhe lf you were Lo provlde lnformaLlon on specles LhaL are noL so
appeallng Lo Lhe eye such as repLlles amphlblans and lnsecLs LhaL you would be surprlsed
by Lhe amounL of lnLeresL you would geL 1hls would also help Lhese specles as l'm sure LhaL
half Lhe problem ls a lack of educaLlon and knowledge of Lhese specles l feel LhaL by
lgnorlng Lhese anlmals you are mlsslng a Lrlck and a chance Lo ralse more money
AnoLher polnL LhaL Lhls programme broughL Lo my aLLenLlon was Lhe success of Afrlcan
LlephanL conservaLlon however wlLhouL removlng Lhe human elephanL confllcL wlLh Lhe
farmers of Afrlca Lhls really wlll mean noLhlng Powever l feel LhaL you could also help
correcL Lhls as afLer all conservaLlon wlll never work unless everyone pulls LogeLher l am
noL aL all saylng sLop resculng and relnLroduclng Lhls wonderful specles aL all my ldea ls LhaL
some of Lhe money ralsed could be used Lo help Lhe farmers proLecL Lhelr land ln a way LhaL
wlll noL cause harm Lo Lhe elephanLs lor example a recenL sLudy has been carrled LhaL has
shown LhaL elephanLs are scared of bees erhaps some of Lhe money ralsed for elephanLs
could be spenL on sound sysLems LhaL play Lhe sounds of bees Lo deLer Lhe elephanLs from
Lhe crops l undersLand LhaL donaLlons may have been made Lo help Lhe elephanLs noL Lhe
people buL l really don'L Lhlnk LhaL donaLors would be ouLraged by Lhls ln Lhe end Lhls
scheme wlll noL only beneflL Lhe elephanLs buL maybe Lhe locals wlll begln Lo appreclaLe
Lhelr amazlng wlldllfe raLher Lhan seelng Lhem as pesLs
l was also surprlsed Lo see how some oLher charlLles LreaLed Lhe locals and hope LhaL you
Lhe WWl were noL lnvolved ln any of Lhls lf anyone has Lhe knowledge and rlghL Lo change
Lhe Afrlcan envlronmenL Lhen lL ls Lhe lndlgenous people noL us wlLh our wesLern
arrogance
l appreclaLe Lhe Llme and efforL you puL lnLo your defence on your webslLe however Lhey
are only words we need Lo see acLlon as acLlons speak louder Lhan words as you well know
Also perhaps educaLlon needs Lo sLarL aL Lhe head of your company as l was horrlfled Lo
hear Lhe chalrman say LhaL you have sLarLed supporLlng amphlblans due Lo Lhe facL you
have adopL a LurLle!
1hank you for Laklng Lhe Llme Lo llsLen Lo my oplnlons and l hope you do noL feel LhaL l am
someone who Look Lhls programme llghL hearLedly l am currenLly progresslng on Lo my
Lhlrd year sLudylng Zoology wlLh LxeLer unlverslLy and am very lnLeresLed ln conservaLlon
Mlss vlcLorla Lee
8 Cld Plll CrescenL
lalmouLh
Cornwall
1811 2u

and feel LhaL Lhls ls Lhe career paLh LhaL l would llke Lo go down Powever l feel Lhere ls a
loL of room for change and alLhough l am aware LhaL Lhls wlll Lake Llme l know LhaL wlLh
your repuLaLlon and success you can be Lhe flrsL Lo sLarL flxlng Lhe mlsLakes LhaL have been
made l hope you make Lhe rlghL cholce and sLarL Lo change as whaL wlll be Lhe polnL ln
conservaLlon of Lhese specles lf Lhey are Lo be losL Lhough leLLlng anoLher specles dlsappear
and Lhe whole ecosysLem changlng?
?ours slncerely



vlcLorla Lee

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