by Duncan | May 14, 2025 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation
Katrina Shadix–founder and executive director of Bear Warriors United (BWU), whose stated mission is to preserve and protect bears, and all of Florida’s natural resources and wildlife—recalls, as a second generation Floridian, the formative joys of growing up in...
by Duncan | May 7, 2025 | Adoption, Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Spay/Neuter, Wildlife
Occasionally, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format–a long form interview with a single guest–to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, concerned animal advocates, and others who simply care...
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...
