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Simon Jackson Interview 3s5e1x

Dec 27, 2006

If you want to see a black bear with extinct.

Simon Jackson - A Dream Is Born 441h1v

Simon Jackson's ion for bears started when he was seven years old and saw a bear on a family camping trip. "I came to realize that humans had an option - we had the power to destroy or preserve these magnificent monarchs of the China and lived only in my home province [BC]. This bear, I thought, deserved our iration, respect and most of all, our protection. I knew I had to help."

Simon Jackson - SBYC to the Rescue 723t14

Spirit bears live only on Princess Royal Island, which is part of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, and loggers wanted to take rainforest
. To ensure wild bears a wild place to live for generations to come, Simon started the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition (SBYC) in 1995. He persuaded 700 kids to write letters asking the government to keep logging companies out of the bear's habitat. In 1996, the BC government received more letters about the Kermode bear than any other preservation issue!

With the help and of around six million SBYC around the world, including naturalist Jane Goodall, scientist David Suzuki, and celebs like ecosystem in order to conserve this bear's gene pool."

Simon Jackson - Coming to a Theater Near You 1l491f

What better way is there to get people's attention than to make a Hollywood movie? The plight of the Spirit bear is being made into a CGI The Little Mermaid! "Unlike any movie made before, this movie will be made with the specific purpose of protecting its namesake, and a portion of every ticket sold to go see this movie will go directly back towards helping save this bear." It's set for release in the spring of 2009, so be sure to watch it when it comes to a theater near you!

Simon Jackson - Simon Says... 4f2t5p

If you wanna help save the Spirit bear, Simon has some great advice for ya. "If young people want to help, they should go to our website, www.spiritbearyouth.org, and find out the latest that's happening in the issue. But it's the simplest acts that make the biggest difference. It's writing a letter, it's making your voice heard. And if people, no matter what age, start putting their opinion on record, and if enough people do it, it strengthens each letter that's mailed. And that's why it's so critical for everyone to take five minutes out of their day and write [BC] Premier Gordon Campbell and say, 'Protecting the Green Watershed will save the Spirit bear and we want this Spirit bear to be saved'. Beyond that, helping spread the word, tell your friends, family, community."

  • For more information on the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, head to www.spiritbearyouth.org!
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