AARON

**PROJECT PROPOSAL:**
==== For my project, I would like to survey a group of students, friends, neighbors and family members in order to gather information on their stance on private ownership of exotic wildlife (such as tigers). Through statistical analysis, I will surmise an overall feeling (and generate a corresponding statement) regarding the issue at hand. With my newly collected data, I will approach conservation groups and attempt to gain support and actually have something done about the problem. I will then organize the data I collected into a presentation (perhaps in the form of a website, educational video, petition or combination of all three) and gain attention and support. The goal of my project is to gather statistical information from the community of Albuquerque, establish a campaign to make this issue more known, and find an appropriate forum or outlet in which to educate others of this environmental tragedy in hopes of preventing further damage. ====

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My survey will address the problems of irresponsible exotic pet ownership, and the factors which continually allow it to occur. The statistical information I collect from my survey will be processed (through Excel or a similar program) and used in my campaign.=====

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Most of my personal evaluation will result from the survey portion of this project. The survey will provide me with all the information I need to make the website and launch my campaign. I believe most of the discussion will result from the website and educational video. My goal is to raise awareness through these outlets, so a strong public reaction subsequently generating discussion would be really great.=====

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The personal skills I feel that I bring to this project include a strong passion for the care and appropriate preservation of wild animals, and the means to really raise awareness and make a difference. I feel that the basic people skills I have will assist me greatly in creating my survey and presenting the resulting information to the public. Finally, I am mildly skilled in making videos, so I am very excited about producing an educational video for part of this project.=====