We asked each of our scientists to give us their thoughts on their professions and what they think the future holds for humanity.

What would you recommend for students wanting to pursue a similar career?
Be patient but don't hesitate to ask, because (against the words of wisdom), curiosity is the best for cats. This world is more beautiful and exciting than we think but you've got to look for it. Perhaps naturalists and conservationists in the future won't be lucky [enough] to get rich or famous [and] to be watched [on] the TV, but it's quite sure that the world will still needs them to survive. So [accept] the risk but don't expect a reward. The main key to success is to realize that you don't know everything at all and that's why every day will be different and [present] a new challenge.

What do you like best about your profession?
Respect and emotion, for sure. When you feel that everyone around [you] shows respect for your work and thinks that the way you do your [work] is the way, then you [can] convince yourself that you are doing the right thing, that you are right. I really enjoy when my [hypotheses are proven correct], when [the results] happen the same way I [predicted they would]. I feel grateful for my experiences and the way I can apply [the] lessons [I have learned].

What makes you most fearful for the future?
Our never-ending contradiction: misery [beating-out] happiness in the fast race among nature, development and mankind. No matter how hard we fight and search, the goods of progress [only] get to a little portion of the people. Perhaps we'll end [by] asking crude questions like "Were we defending nature [for nature's sake or trying to help a] big portion of the human population that needs to use the goods of nature to survive? What [is] the best choice? Defending nature just to protect it and saving [it for] a later day [where we can still watch it] or protecting nature as a necessary source of food, dress and housing and all the other things we need to survive?" Everyone would like to know the answers [to these tough questions and] to [find] the balance between needs and happiness. We will have to search till we find out.

What makes you most hopeful for the future?
Mankind will be wise enough to choose the best road to be happy and self confident, living in a world where each living thing is important and [has] the right to stay. The best [thing] about the future is thinking that [the] future is now. [We should accordingly.] All the days coming forward will just be a consequence of the way we [have] acted.