I’ve loved plants and animals for as long as I can remember. The towering trees, the hidden networks of fungi, the creatures that soar, and the ones that burrow—and especially the ones that make you stop and wonder, how is something like this even possible? Like the immortal jellyfish, or dragonflies that cross entire oceans, or seeds that have waited 32,000 years to sprout—older than human civilization itself!
They were here long before us, shaping Earth in ways we rarely think about—offering food, medicine (thank you, willow trees, for inspiring aspirin, the most commonly used drug in the world!), companionship, and even riding rockets to space. And yet, while humans are full of brilliance and kindness, we’re also the greatest threat to their survival.
That’s why I support WWF-Canada. Because every creature deserves a world that still has room for them.
But I dreamed of doing more. I wanted kids to fall in love with nature early, to grow up caring. So, in my spare time, I began writing playful sci-fi books where plants and animals take center stage—and where they finally have a world of their own: Marsimble, a sanctuary planet just for them. Through these whimsical adventures, I hope kids catch glimpses of real science—DNA, evolution, biodiversity—and maybe, just maybe, one day, humanity will rename Mars to Marsimble and declare it a conservation and research sanctuary for plants and animals.
WWF fights to protect the natural world we love. Thank you for everything you do to protect our planet!