by Duncan | Oct 20, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, Elephants, General, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Carol Buckley—a longtime expert in the care of captive elephants, who co-founded The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, moving on to found Elephant Aid International, a nonprofit organization “that creates innovative approaches to the care and management of captive...
by Duncan | Oct 13, 2021 | Authors, Educators, General, Mammals
Wayne Lynch—science writer, photographer, and author of numerous books, most recently, “Bears of the North: A Year Inside Their Worlds,” a deep and thorough exploration of the four northern bears: American black bear, polar bear, brown bear, and Asiatic black...
by Duncan | Sep 29, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior
Mary Keith—the field trip coordinator for the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, taking place Oct 15-17, based at the Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, Florida—recalls first becoming enchanted with birding decades ago, as the daughter of botanists, growing up...
by Duncan | Sep 22, 2021 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Horses, Sanctuaries
Erin Amerman—the founder of Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary, which across two facilities located in and around Gainesville, FL houses some 150 cows, making it, they say, the country’s largest cow sanctuary, while providing refuge to other rescued farm animals, including...
by Duncan | Sep 15, 2021 | Advocates, Environmental Impact, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Mammals
Anita Krajnc—the global campaign coordinator of the Plant Based Treaty, which views itself as a companion to the Paris Agreement, described, on the Treaty website, as “a grassroots campaign designed to put food systems at the forefront of combating the climate...
