Liz Bonnin on local knowledge, connecting with nature, and hugging trees

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Asa Butterfield's Call of the Wild

" It's incredible really how much life just bursts with this aquatic life: amphibians, birds - because it's all connected” - Asa Butterfield Actor and advocate Asa Butterfield takes us to the edge of a babbling stream to share one of his favourite sounds in nature. In this bonus ...  Show more

Asa Butterfield on road trips, safari close calls, and seeing a giraffe for the first time

“ I think the more we can educate young people to be out in parks, be out in the woods, keep them connected with the natural world, we need that because we're in such a crucial fight to keep what we have and if young people don't care about it, it will go.” - Asa Butterfield Acto ...  Show more

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