Aged between 8 and 18, with a passion for wild animals? Keen to share your passion with the world? This could be your chance!
Chris Packham CBE, Youth Ambassador Thea Caine, and Chloe Dalton, author of Raising Hare, at a parliamentary event
Born Free is looking for one or two bright new talents to join our amazing team of Youth and Junior Ambassadors. If you are, or know, a young person between the ages of 8 and 18, who would be interested to join the team, we would love to hear from you.
Our Youth (aged 13 – 21) and Junior (aged up to 8 – 13) Ambassador programme offers opportunities for young people to engage with our work, whilst learning about wildlife and gaining skills to support future careers – whether these are in conservation, animal welfare or as wildlife champions working within other industries.
Who can be a Youth or Junior Ambassador?
Anyone can become a Youth or Junior Ambassador. A high profile or ‘celebrity’ status is not required, but we do ask that our Ambassadors have:
- A passion for wildlife
- Done something standout for wildlife
- A proven commitment to making a difference, such as:
- Taking action to help wildlife
- Fundraising for wildlife
- Supporting conservation work in a local natural habitat
- Educating others about wildlife
- Spreading the word
- Challenging policies and laws that impact wildlife and habitats.
- The ability to champion wildlife amongst your community.
It is also important that the nominee’s parent(s)/guardian(s) are able and willing to commit to supporting communications with Born Free and engagement with Born Free activities, including, on occasion, attending in-person events. This is especially important for Junior Ambassadors.
What do Born Free’s Youth and Junior Ambassadors do?
Over the last few years, one or more of our amazing Youth and Junior Ambassadors have:
- Provided quotes, taken part in interviews and written articles that have featured in Born Free magazines, blogs and emails.
- Raised thousands of pounds for Born Free by taking part in fundraising challenges including the Great North Run and Born Free’s Walk on the Wildside.
- Attended marches and demonstrations, including a number that focused on the keeping of Gentoo penguins at Sea Life in London.
- Attended multiple parliamentary events in Westminster, focusing on the protection of hares in the UK and banning trophy hunting imports.
- Engaged with local MPs around laws to protect wildlife and improve the lives of animals in captivity.
- Engaged with international policy, including contributing to the consultation on South Africa’s proposed export quotas for elephant, black rhinoceros, and leopard hunting trophies.
- Delivered workshops about tigers to schools as part of an environmental art project run in partnership with Drawing for the Planet.
- Taken part in multiple online webinars, including an international celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES).
- And most recently, attended and spoken at the Children’s Parliament event at Leicester University, celebrating Sir David Attenburough’s 100th birthday
All this, whilst continuing to be a voice, both for wild animals and the young people across the country (and world) who are passionate about keeping wildlife in the wild, where it belongs.
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You can find out more information about our Youth and Junior Ambassador programme here:
Information for young people
Information for parents/guardians
