Backshall makes nature 'cool' to inspire children
Steve Backshall says growing up with rescue animals helped inspire his passion for nature.
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"I feel very strongly, and I think the scientific evidence backs it up too, that there are many things in an old-fashioned childhood that were much more healthy for kids than the childhoods they have today."
— Steve Backshall , Celebrity
"I've got to make nature and everything that comes with it as adventurous, as cool as it can possibly be."
— Steve Backshall , Celebrity
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Steve Backshall says growing up with rescue animals helped inspire his passion for nature.
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