Conservationist Odacy Davis heeded the pull of the Pakaraimas

Odacy Davis

A breathtaking photograph of a benab with children standing around outside and the Pakaraima Mountains in the background planted a seed in young Odacy Davis’s mind and though it was not watered for many years it continued to grow and today it is a full-fledged tree; the love she developed for the environment is now her career.

Davis was on the road to becoming a medical doctor—fulfilling the expectation of her relatives—but days before she took up a scholarship to make that a reality, she realised she was stifling her dream and made the bold decision to throw caution to the wind.