William Peacock a sophomore and communication major at High Point University, started a blog last week on big predator conservation for his Convergent Journalism class.
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| Summer interns of Wolf Conservation Center CC: Dina Wuest |
"I can't put into words how much I learned at the center and how much more well-rounded and educated I am after my work there," Peacock said in an interview Friday.
For Peacock, his love of nature began at an early age. Growing up in Pound Ridge, N.Y., he was often outside with his family, walking on trails, so his love of the outdoors grew naturally.
His special interest in predators began when he was a child. Science class was always his favorite class, and his favorite week was shark week. As he got older, he got to learn more and more about the troubles that big predators face, he has long wanted to help these creatures, instead of hurting them as so many do.
The internship at The Wolf Conservation Center, cemented his feelings towards doing this for the rest of his life.
"Being over there everyday, we would have to do a lot of nasty chores, but also being able to give tours and interact with young campers and best of all, be around the wolves all day," Peacock said. "The staff there are the best role models I could have asked for. They are the ones who should be running these conservation programs around the country instead of our government, which is more biased to money than our fellow creatures."
Next summer, Peacock hopes to return to the Wolf Conservation Center and play a bigger role, and while learning more about how a non-for profit organization is run. Being able to deal more with the management programs, publicity, and conservation issues would be his ideal role.
"Having places like the center is the best way for people to see who wolves really are—not killers, but perfectly adapted, intelligent, caring creatures."
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