We welcome Jane Marshall to the Endangered Species Foundation.
As she says:
"As a native born West Coaster I was lucky enough to
experience the vast tracts of forests and stunning coastlines as
a regular part of my formative years and for over 45 years now I
have lived and traveled in the South Island. My earliest interests
in animals evolved over the years of work experience as a teenager at Orana Park
and holidays to countries with exotic flowering plants, through my tertiary
education which began in zoology and ended in botany. During my years
at the universities in Canterbury and Otago I met inspirational people who were
and are actively involved in the often hard work of conserving New Zealand's
unique species and wilderness spaces and these people have effectively guided my
own journey into the world of biodiversity
conservation.
Having been involved in conservation efforts in New Zealand,
it is clear to me that as a country we desperately need to expand the amount of
species conservation work that is occurring here in order to stop the tragic
losses of our vulnerable flora and fauna. The Endangered Species
Foundation of New Zealand presents a new opportunity to increase
the likelihood of survival of our treasured species, and as a corollary, the
spectacular places they live in."
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Jane doing what she likes best - in the sun, eating fruit, on a mountain, surrounded by tussock
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Jane currently works on the coalface of conservation with the Department of Conservation in Hokitika. She is a past President of the Otago branch of Forest and Bird and is involved with many other community conservation groups.
