that’s a rhymin snake neck turtle okay of all the pictures in my coverage for
of all the pictures in my coverage for
of all the pictures in my coverage for silent streams this picture of the ryman
silent streams this picture of the ryman
silent streams this picture of the ryman Snaith neck turtle has the most
Snaith neck turtle has the most
Snaith neck turtle has the most resonance with people because the turtle
resonance with people because the turtle
resonance with people because the turtle looks like it’s smiling and it looks
looks like it’s smiling and it looks
looks like it’s smiling and it looks cute and that gets people attached so
cute and that gets people attached so
cute and that gets people attached so that’s that’s great my big job is to get
that’s that’s great my big job is to get
that’s that’s great my big job is to get people to care not only about something
people to care not only about something
people to care not only about something that looks cute and smiling at them but
that looks cute and smiling at them but
that looks cute and smiling at them but something Doug even have eyes like clams
something Doug even have eyes like clams
something Doug even have eyes like clams it’s very very difficult though to make
it’s very very difficult though to make
it’s very very difficult though to make a sexy grabby picture of a clan minnows
a sexy grabby picture of a clan minnows
a sexy grabby picture of a clan minnows I mean minnows most people think of them
I mean minnows most people think of them
I mean minnows most people think of them as bait but there there’s a lot of
as bait but there there’s a lot of
as bait but there there’s a lot of variety there they’re very interesting
variety there they’re very interesting
variety there they’re very interesting their behaviors are very interesting and
their behaviors are very interesting and
their behaviors are very interesting and a lot of Mahrt risk we’re totally
a lot of Mahrt risk we’re totally
a lot of Mahrt risk we’re totally disconnected now from the natural world
disconnected now from the natural world
disconnected now from the natural world I mean my own children are are scared to
I mean my own children are are scared to
I mean my own children are are scared to be more than 10 feet away from an
be more than 10 feet away from an
be more than 10 feet away from an electrical outlet you know they have to
electrical outlet you know they have to
electrical outlet you know they have to have glowing screens all the time and
have glowing screens all the time and
have glowing screens all the time and I’m talking about kids that are are
I’m talking about kids that are are
I’m talking about kids that are are related to me I mean I’m their dad and
related to me I mean I’m their dad and
related to me I mean I’m their dad and I’m teaching them about how wonderful
I’m teaching them about how wonderful
I’m teaching them about how wonderful nature is but I have a very hard time
nature is but I have a very hard time
nature is but I have a very hard time getting them off the couch and doing
getting them off the couch and doing
getting them off the couch and doing this it’s very it’s a dilemma I don’t
this it’s very it’s a dilemma I don’t
this it’s very it’s a dilemma I don’t know how to how to solve it either I’m
know how to how to solve it either I’m
know how to how to solve it either I’m really really interested in the things
really really interested in the things
really really interested in the things that have very few specimens left on
that have very few specimens left on
that have very few specimens left on earth I mean the rare they are the more
earth I mean the rare they are the more
earth I mean the rare they are the more I’m interested a lot of the plants and
I’m interested a lot of the plants and
I’m interested a lot of the plants and animals that I photograph there’s no
animals that I photograph there’s no
animals that I photograph there’s no other national media attention ever on
other national media attention ever on
other national media attention ever on that end it’s just too obscure people
that end it’s just too obscure people
that end it’s just too obscure people can’t figure out what good it is and so
can’t figure out what good it is and so
can’t figure out what good it is and so the picture that I have run in National
the picture that I have run in National
the picture that I have run in National Geographic maybe 30 million people will
Geographic maybe 30 million people will
Geographic maybe 30 million people will see it maybe more that’s its only chance
see it maybe more that’s its only chance
see it maybe more that’s its only chance and I want to tell the story of these
and I want to tell the story of these
and I want to tell the story of these animals and plants that are so
animals and plants that are so
animals and plants that are so critically endangered that if we don’t
critically endangered that if we don’t
critically endangered that if we don’t do something now they will vanish from
do something now they will vanish from
do something now they will vanish from the face of the earth forever I mean I’m
the face of the earth forever I mean I’m
the face of the earth forever I mean I’m really on mission that’s my reason for
really on mission that’s my reason for
really on mission that’s my reason for being is to get people to say holy cow I
being is to get people to say holy cow I
being is to get people to say holy cow I didn’t know that existed that is so cool
didn’t know that existed that is so cool
didn’t know that existed that is so cool what are we doing about that we can’t
what are we doing about that we can’t
what are we doing about that we can’t let that go extinct
let that go extinct
let that go extinct not let that happen
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