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Roots & Shoots Awards 2017 – What an honour

It was back in August 2015 that I was invited along to accompany a friend to a VIP Jane Goodall event in London.  At this time, my knowledge of Dr Jane was very minimal but after a bit more research and videos watched, I was taken by her passion, dedication and growth in the natural […]

Wild about elephants!

Elephants are intelligent gentle giants, and one of the most recognisable and well-loved animals on the planet. Most people are familiar with them through wildlife documentary films, photographs and – if you’re really lucky – having actually met one! They’ve often been mistreated in the past, hunted for their ivory tusks, mistreated as tourist attractions […]

Anglia Ruskin University Roots & Shoot Group

Anglia Ruskin’s R&S group was set up in 2005 by Esperanza, Juan and Ngaio and worked closely with the University of Cambridge group. I was attracted to Roots & Shoots in 2006 when I started university to do my degree in Animal behaviour, ecology and conservation. I was looking to increase my knowledge and experience […]