Our Ambassadors
Bob Irwin
Cassowary Conservation Ambassador
Bob Irwin has had a lifelong interest in wildlife and its natural environment. He established a Reptile and Fauna Park at Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast with his family, which later became Australia Zoo. His love of crocodiles saw him and his son Steve secure contracts with the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency to catch and relocate crocodiles that were involved in human conflicts. On regular trips to Cape York over the years, Bob observed Cassowaries in the wild and this has inspired him to continue his passion for wildlife conservation by helping Rainforest Rescue protect Cassowaries and their habitat today.
It’s estimated that only 1,000 Cassowaries remain in all of Australia and the number one threat to this endangered species is the loss of its tropical rainforest habitat. Bob Irwin has joined Rainforest Rescue as an Ambassador for Cassowary Conservation with an urgent message that we must protect and restore the big bird’s rainforest habitat. Rainforest Rescue’s Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project and Mission Beach Cassowary Care Project are purchasing rainforest land that would otherwise be developed for housing and protecting it forever.
Yossi Ghinsberg
Orangutan Adventure Trek Ambassador
In the midst of the uncharted Amazon, after losing his three companions, one man was tested to the extreme, alone and bare to the bone, for three harrowing weeks of sheer survival against all odds. He lived to tell the amazing story as well as how the ordeal profoundly affected his understanding of himself and his life purpose. Yossi Ghinsberg now travels the planet sharing his universal messages of strength, hope and inspiration, is a highly sought after motivational business speaker and the author of 3 books that share insights of his jungle experience. He recently became an ambassador for Rainforest Rescue’s Orangutan Adventure Trek. Leaving in March 2010, the Orangutan Adventure Trek will take you to the Sumatran rainforest for your own Inspired Adventure. Join the Orangutan Adventure Trek today and you’ll soon be seeing Orangutans and other amazing creatures in the wild while contributing to the protection of their rainforest habitat forever.
Alix Bidstrup
Orangutan Adventure Trek Ambassador
Actress Alix Bidstrup from the hit TV series All Saints has joined Rainforest Rescue as an Ambassador for our Orangutan Adventure Trek. Alix is calling on all Australians to get behind Rainforest Rescue’s efforts to save the Sumatran Orangutan and has recently promoted the trek on the Sunrise TV program. Rainforest Rescue is looking for 20 people to go on the Orangutan Adventure Trek with her in March 2010. If you would like to trek with Alix Bidstrup join up today and be part of an incredible experience, where you will also be helping to save vital Orangutan habitat.
