I saw Roxy on the History channel’s “The Proof is Out There” investigative show. She has appeared as a Zoologist expert in 8 episodes. She also produced, directed, edited, and was the cinematographer for her own short film, “I Am Capable”.
She truly believes there is hope for this planet and through social media, she educates others about the threats our planet is facing, raising awareness about intersectional environmentalism, consumerism, animal agriculture, the exotic pet trade, and much more, and suggest ways that we can all help to overcome these issues. She grew up as a vegetarian and remembers reading her dad’s big animal encyclopedia every night. At 6 years old her family went to Bird Island in the Seychelles[4], which is renowned for its conservation work with sea turtles.
On that trip, she told her parents “I want to be a conservationist.” Growing up she did a lot of volunteering like going to a rescue dog home and walking dogs. When living in Australia she worked at Lone Pine[5] where they’re researching cures for chlamydia in koalas, which is what’s really threatening them. On a trip to South Africa, she borrowed a friend’s camera. This is when she realized that photography would help her spread the word about animals making it more digestible and entertaining.
Starting out self-taught she realized that education in filmmaking would let her meet the goal of getting her word out. She also started her own business, the Zephyr Eco Market which is a “webstore” full of eco-friendly alternatives to mainstream products, helping people to live in a way that minimizes their impact on our planet.
The store also supports two conservation charities: One Tree Planted, which plants trees in areas that have been destroyed by deforestation, and Painted Dog Conservation, which provides work for local people in Zimbabwe to remove wildlife snares and turn them into artwork.
They then sell that artwork and give money back to the village and the community, teaching them that you can still earn money from wildlife without killing them.
Roxy wants to simply put out the information and make people fall in love with those species, rather than trying to force an opinion or gruesome statistics onto them because shock tactics and gore is not her kind of way of dealing with things.
Footnotes
- BSc Zoology graduates can work as a Zookeeper, Researchers, Lab technicians, Teachers, and Nature conservation officers.
- In this Master’s course, you learn all you need to know via technical workshops, seminars, masterclasses and through experience and opportunities to make films and digital content for clients. They help you develop skills in research, scriptwriting, directing, producing, production management, and the pitching and commissioning of ideas. One of the unique aspects of this course is that you are matched with an industry mentor who, alongside your tutor, will guide you through the production of your final project. All students complete their Master’s by writing, directing, and producing a final project/film. These films are premiered each year and seen by an audience of invited film and television professionals from the BBC and independent sector.
- Founded in 1957, the BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is the best known and most loved producer of natural history content in the world and is responsible for some of the most globally successful factual content of the past 10 years. With ground-breaking technology and innovation, we reveal to audiences around the world the extraordinary wonders of nature through exceptional storytelling, jaw-dropping imagery, and cutting-edge science.
- Bird Island forms part of the Seychelles archipelago, in the Indian Ocean which lies about 1000 miles from the east coast of Africa and northeast of Madagascar. The capital of the Seychelles is Victoria and is situated on the main island of Mahé.
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary was opened in 1927 by Queenslander, Claude Reid. They initially opened with just two koalas, Jack and Jill, at a time when wild koalas were being culled for the fur trade. It was quickly recognized by Claude that something had to be done to help protect one of Australia’s most iconic species.
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