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3.0 Folder (Inner)
NATURE I fear they will one day look back and
be haunted by how small their impact
It doesn’t matter how noble or noteworthy really was. The time for stiff-necked
”
conservationists, who see their method
your conservation message is, if nobody is as the only way to create change, is
over. Our natural world can only be
hearing it, it will make no difference to our saved if everyone comes together to
make the difference that only we, as a
natural world. 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.

“That’s why everything I do – every
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. Image: Kirsty Dinkelman

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