Springwatch co-presenter MichaelaStrachan reckons there’sa verygood reason why millions of us snuggle up to wildlife and nature shows
W
henit comestowildlife,
MichaelaStrachanreally
knowsherstuff.Shehas
comea longwaysincewe
sawhergettingyoungstersengaged
withnatureasa novicepresenterof
TheReallyWildShowtotheworkshe
doesnowonSpringwatch. There’sno
denying,Michaela,53,hasinspired
multiplegenerationstogetupclose
andlearnabouttheworldwelive
in,highlightingtheneedtoprotect
endangeredanimalsandnotforgetting
herinvolvementonrehabilitating
wildlife,frompenguinstoorang-utans.
Intheever-changingworld,herjob
is neverdoneandasshefacedherown
presentingchallengesthatcamewhen
shereplacedpopularKateHumble
onAutumnwatch, wecaughtupwith
Michaelatofindoutexactlywhy,
particularlyatthistimeofyear,everyone
can’t get enoughofSpringwatch...
I thinkthere’ssomethingcomforting
forviewersaboutSpringwatch.If it
hasbeena rainywinter,it’sdreary,it’s
longandit’sdark.Sowithoutsounding
corny,thefirstsignsofspringputa
springin yourstepanda smileonyour
face. It’s the same with our show.
Interestingly,ourbestviewingfigures
arewhenthereis eitheranelectionor
Brexitgoingon.Atthelastelectionwe
gotmessagessaying,“It’ssucha relief
towatcha feel-goodprogrammewith
humourand you learn something.”
Presentingit haschangedmylife.
It’samazingtohavea jobthatpays
youtogetimmersedin theseasons.
Howevermuchofa wildlifeloveryou
are, our lives tend to distract us with >>
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