The teenager on a mission to teach people about Macarthur’s wildlife
The Macarthur region has its very own wildlife warrior in the mould of Steve Irwin or world famous naturalist David Attenborough.
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The Macarthur region has its very own wildlife warrior in the mould of Steve Irwin or world famous naturalist David Attenborough.
Cameron Constance, 17, has made raising awareness of the Macarthur region’s precious wildlife his mission.
The Harrington Park teenager, who recently won a Macarthur Young Champions Award, used his Constance Conservation Facebook page and a range of other media to spread his message. “We have so many wonderful animals living near us on the urban fringe and a lot of locals don’t know where they are,” he said.
“I just want to get out and educate people about what we have in this area and how we can help and protect the wildlife.”
He produces a monthly segment with Good Morning Macarthur about local wildlife and will soon have a radio show on 2MCR.
In the future he plans to open a wildlife sanctuary and wants to be a documentary maker.
“I think the most important thing is to connect with young people, particularly schoolchildren,” he said.
“A child’s brain absorbs so much knowledge so it’s important we can educate them early about conservation and caring for wildlife.”
Cameron said his favourite animals were snakes but it was another Australian icon ‒ the platypus ‒ which fascinates him most.
“There is so much unknown about them and the way they use electroreception is really cool,” he said.
“They can’t see, smell, hear or anything underwater but they use electronic impulses to get around.”