Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where there is no wildlife and very little of the natural world left.
I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was growing up and always wanted to be surrounded by wildlife.
I taught English in Costa Rica before I went to college. I'm not an especially outdoorsy guy, but sometimes I would spot wildlife while whitewater rafting or walking in the rainforest at 5 A.M.
Pigeons are among the most maligned urban wildlife despite the fact that human beings brought them to our shores and turned them loose in our cities - not something that they chose.
Crocodiles are an apex predator and crucial to the ecosystem, keeping waterways and wetlands healthy. Crocodiles eradicate the weak, sick, and injured wildlife, leaving only the healthy to prosper.
The illegal wildlife trade has an unacceptable human cost for those who have lived for centuries in harmony with wildlife.