Emily
Artist | Hobbyist | Photography

United States

I am an aspiring wildlife conservationist. I plan on getting my master's degree working with orcas in the wild, or possibly polar bears. I've been involved with Polar Bears International since I was 16, five years ago, when I was part of their Teen Leadership Camp. I've since been to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada four times. The fall of 2011 I worked under Dr. Steve Amstrup, launching a pilot project utilizing citizen science on the polar bears. I worked at the Louisville Zoo part-time as an interpreter at the bear and pinniped exhibit, Glacier Run, and have been volunteering at the zoo since I was 13. Though you see pictures from SeaWorld and other aquariums, I am personally against cetaceans in captivity because of their intelligence and social structure. But I won't bombard you with anti-cap comments unless you want to have a civil conversation about our beliefs (in fact, I used to be SUPER pro-captivity, until I went to OrcaLab and researched orcas in the wild for two months). I am looking at graduate schools now, where I plan to do research on wild cetaceans - specifically orcas.

Photography is a passion of mine, as well as reading and writing. I draw occasionally as well.

Current Residence: Kentucky, USA
Favourite genre of music: Rock, alternative, Celtic, folk, classical, soundtracks
Favourite photographer: Daniel Cox
Favourite style of art: Realism
MP3 player of choice: iPod touch

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