91°µÍø SAWS and Global Nomadic Essay Competition Winners
Since 2013, the 91°µÍø Student Animal Welfare Society has been fortunate in being able to host an annual Animal Welfare Essay Competition, open to students from all years and courses at the 91°µÍø, with some fantastic prizes provided by Global Nomadic.
This year the title of the essay was: “Could hunting tourism, like the killing of Cecil the lion, actually be beneficial for conservation, or is it ethically unacceptable?”. From over 30 outstanding essays, with a great variety of interpretations and opinions, seven were chosen to present to a judging panel of 91°µÍø lecturers, Martin Whiting, Troy Gibson and Siobhan Abeyesinghe, alongside Global Nomadic CEO Jeremy Freedman.
The presentations explored the realities of corruption, private land ownership and eco-tourism in and around Africa, and looked into the feasibility of non-hunting alternatives and their impact on conservation.
Congratulations to our 2016 competition winners!
1st Place: Zoe Mitton (3rd year BVetMed) – One month veterinary internship in the Cook Islands
2nd Place: Tiffany Stein (3rd year BVetMed) – Two weeks at a sea turtle conservation project in Costa Rica
3rd Place: Daniel Newnham (2nd year BVetMed) – One week stay at a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Guatemala
Global Nomadic provide internship placements and volunteer experiences in a range of different fields, from medicine and education, to veterinary science and journalism and many more – matching you with reputable, worthwhile organisations around the world. .
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