by Duncan | Apr 30, 2025 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General, Health & Behavior
Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall–the author of several books, most recently, Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World—recounts how he approached writing Slither, a strategy seeking to beckon even those amidst the sizable...
by Duncan | Apr 23, 2025 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Wildlife
Kate MacFall and Katherine McGill—longtime wildlife experts joining me for a discussion devoted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), specifically, the FWC’s current effort to evaluate existing rules for wildlife trapping—address what for...
by Duncan | Apr 9, 2025 | Advocates, Educators, Health & Behavior, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Kari Bagnall–founder and executive director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, which offers permanent care to nearly 200 monkeys retired from laboratory research, who are former pets, or have been confiscated by the authorities—recalls the first monkey...
by Duncan | Apr 2, 2025 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Vegetarian/Vegan
Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca–co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and housing pigs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, cattle, other critters, and no less devoted to cultivating a strong educational...
by Duncan | Mar 19, 2025 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Cats, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Wild
Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler—co-creators of “In Her Nature,” a new digital series carried on the YouTube channel for the longstanding PBS program, “Nature”—retrace the path that led each of them toward their present filmmaking careers, specializing in natural...
