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Patrons of the Wolf Trust
 Alloa Tower. Courtesy Caledonian Castles. |
James Thorne Erskine, the 13th Earl of Mar and Kellie. He succeeded to the Earldom in 1993, took his seat in the House of Lords in 1994 and was created a Life Peer - Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower - in 2000. He is the Premier Viscount of Scotland (Viscount of Fentoun) and Hereditary Keeper of Stirling Castle.
The Erskines trace their descent to Baron Henry de Erskine who served the 13th century Scottish king Alexander II.
 Earl of Mar & Kellie, The Lord Erskine. |
 Helene Grimaud. |
International concert pianist, performing worldwide with major orchestras, and co-founder of the New York Wolf Center. The Center teaches about the wolf's relationship to the environment, the role of humans to protect the wolf's future, and supports wolf reintroductions in the US.
"Last year we had 10,000 children come through the Wolf Center to learn about wolves. Now we do offsite programs and will have some 20,000 children this year. Our work is growing exponentially and we're very proud of what we do. There's no conservation without education."
 Apache with Helen Grimaud. © 2004 J Henry Fair. |
 Saba Douglas-Hamilton. © BBC. |
Outstanding BBC natural history presenter, animal researcher and committed conservationist, Saba grew up on the East African savannah, was educated in Wales and Scotland, and spends much of her life with animals.
"I am well aware of the benefits that come from wilderness and large predators in particular. Dispelling the myths and finding enough space for these animals to live in a human dominated world is hugely challenging. But it is a challenge that must be faced if we hope to preserve our natural heritage."
 Another Saba speciality - Save the Elephants |
 Charlotte Uhlenbroek. © BBC. |
Charlotte is a leading natural history presenter with the BBC, an inveterate globe trotter, having been brought up with all kinds of animals in some of the world's remotest nooks, a zoologist... and British - even with a name like that!
"Animals can offer huge insight into ourselves. Things we think of as uniquely human characteristics, like family life, sociability and intelligence, we can now see in species such as wolves. By leaning to understand these animals we know ourselves better."
  Dakota with Charlotte. © Ron Meddle. |
 Nabil Shaban as Ivar the Boneless carried into battle on Viking a shield. Picture courtesy BBC. |
Nabil Shaban is one of Britain's leading disabled actors, possibly best known as the evil Sil in Doctor Who. One of his roles was Ivar the Boneless (left), the great Danish Viking prince, who was always carried into battle on a shield. Nabil lives in Scotland but one of his favourite animals is Kaleb (right) who he met in the US.
"My first memory as a child was crying at the sound of wolves, howling in the desert. Since then I have been haunted by these fantastic animals. We humans have allowed our irrational fears and our own beastly natures to be projected on this innocent creatures."
 Kaleb. |
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