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NATURE

back and be haunted by how small
It doesn’t matter how noble or noteworthy their impact really was. The time for
”
stiff-necked conservationists, who see
your conservation message is, if nobody is their method as the only way to create
change, is over. Our natural world
hearing it, it will make no difference to our can only be saved if everyone comes
together to make the difference that
natural world. only we, as a collective, can make.”
” Through his ongoing wildlife videos,

talks and demonstrations, Dingo is
seeing results, but feels that so much
more needs to be done to make any
meaningful impact.

“I need these animals and our
conservation message to cut through
the chaos of people’s modern-day
life,” comments Dingo. “We need to
reach those people who right now
couldn’t give a hoot about sharks
or lions or crocodiles or rhinos or
snakes. Those people who are so
consumed with their everyday lives,
that unless it’s flashy, entertaining
and in their faces, they will never give
our wildlife and wild places a second
thought. That is who I am trying to
reach. That is how I can make a
difference, and that is why we do
everything we do.”

To check out Dingo’s videos
and adventures, follow ‘Dingo
Dinkelman’ on Facebook and
Instagram. Dingo Dinkelman is
Image: Kirsty Dinkelman
proudly sponsored by Toyota.
video, every series, every interview,
every public demonstration, every
training session – is all about bringing
people to a place where they will see
these animals in a different light and
where a connection can be built.”
3. COLLABORATION
Dingo understands that no real
impact can be made in conservation
without drawing on the existing pool
of knowledge and resources while
working towards a common goal.
“True conservation can only be
achieved by a collaboration of wildlife
individuals and entities that recognise
that they all have a unique and
recognised role to play,” he continues.
“A good example is the collaboration
we have with Toyota South Africa
which fully supports our conservation
initiatives. We need companies,
individuals, conservationists, the
media . . . everyone to come together
if we really are going to make a
significant difference to our planet.”

“The danger comes in when people
establish themselves as self-
appointed authorities on conservation
in Africa. I fear they will one day look Image: Kirsty Dinkelman
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