Lesley Malpas

Lesley is a conservationist, ecologist and wildlife photographer and has led expeditions in East Africa, Europe and the Middle East. She holds a degree in conservation and wildlife management and like many conservation photographers, she has great concerns about illegal wildlife trafficking, poaching, over exploitation, habitat loss and unsustainable human consumption of the natural world, and the subsequent devastating decline in wildlife populations. Lesley is the founder of Operation Future Hope and creator of the OFH programme and rewilding projects which aim to educate, inspire and inform young people about the biggest environmental and conservation issues threatening the planet's ecosystems and wildlife today. www.lesleymalpas.com www.operationfuturehope.org