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Backshall: Make Nature Adventurous for Kids
2 Oct
Summary
- Wildlife presenter aims to make nature cool and adventurous for children.
- He believes traditional childhoods outdoors offer more health benefits.
- His passion for wildlife was inspired by a childhood filled with rescue animals.
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall champions making nature an adventurous and "cool" experience for children, rather than a didactic lesson. He argues that elements of a traditional childhood, particularly outdoor engagement with animals and nature, offer profound health benefits lost in contemporary youth.
Backshall's personal journey was shaped by growing up with numerous rescue animals, an experience he describes as "incredible" and instrumental in his career. He highlights a growing passion for natural history among young people, which he finds highly rewarding.
His popular program, Deadly 60, deliberately features formidable predators like sharks, snakes, and birds of prey. This approach aims to capture the interest of all children, regardless of their prior enthusiasm for wildlife, ensuring broad engagement with the natural world.
