SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: FASCINATING FACTS AND INSPIRING QUOTES
This past weekend marked the 94th birthday of a remarkable person and quite possibly the world's most-loved naturalist … Sir David Attenborough.
Born in 1926 – the same year as Queen Elizabeth – he has been broadcasting for over 60 years and has feasibly done more than any other person in history to help us understand and appreciate our amazing planet.
Sir David joined the BBC as a trainee in 1952 and quickly found ways to bring wildlife onto the screen with the hit series, Zoo Quest – proving that wildlife programmes really were popular. He has gone on to present numerous documentaries, often highlighting conservation concerns and environmental issues - most recently climate change and plastic pollution - and inspiring so many of us to change our ways and protect our planet.
When researching this blog, I can across one quote of his…
“If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough by then.”
Now 94, let’s hope that he’s had a change of heart and there are still many more documentaries to come…
Messages about our world:
It’s Our Planet Too mountain image by kalen emsley on Unsplash
Image by Kalen Emsley on Unsplash
"We are at a unique stage in our history. Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about that.”
"Surely we all have a responsibility to care for our Blue Planet. The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us."
Messages about endangered animals:
It’s Our Planet Too elephants image by Sergi Ferrete on Unsplash
Image by Sergi Ferrete on Unsplash
“It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species.”
“People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.”
“There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive.”
Messages on climate change:
It’s Our Planet Too chimneys and pollution image by Ella Ivanescu on Unsplash
Image by Ella Ivanescu on Unsplash
“Real success can only come if there’s a change in our societies and inner economics and in our politics.”
“Right now, we are facing a man-made disaster of global scale. Our greatest threat in thousands of years. Climate change.”
Messages about plastic:
It’s Our Planet Too plastic pollution image by Dustan Woodhouse on Unsplash
Image by Dustan Woodhouse on Unsplash