Abbie Wakelin

Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand

Attended University of Otago

I have three passions; animals, people, and the environment, and I want to help them all. Everywhere I look I see people, all of whom are, unbeknownst to them, leaving massive footprints on our Earth, that we and so many other species rely on for survival. The scariest part about this is not that it is happening, but that for the most part we are unaware of the impact we are having on each other and the world around us. This is my motivation. I want to bring realisation to people, to help them decide to change, rather than tell them to change. My most recent project involved travelling to the rainforest deep in the heart of Borneo to collect information, pictures and sound recordings t...