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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
Interests
Favorite visual artist
John Banovich, Christopher Walker, Terry Isaac, Robert Bateman
Favorite movies
Marvel films, Studio Ghibli films, Donnie Darko, HP series, LOTR, Underworld, Resident Evil, etc.
Favorite TV shows
Skins UK, Misfits, Supernatural, Glee, Psych, Monk, etc.
Favorite bands / musical artists
Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Kill Hannah, VersaEmerge, Muse, etc.
Favorite books
Harry Potter, The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, The Scorpio Races, Shiver trilogy, Cal Leandros series, etc.
Favorite writers
J.K. Rowling, JRR Tolkien, Cassandra Clare, Maggie Stiefvater, etc.
Other Interests
Reading, writing, music, sketching, movies, animals, photography