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		<title>Stan Kroh, manatee ally and expert</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/03/stan-kroh-manatee-ally-and-expert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kroh will be a speaker at The Florida Birding and Nature Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[longtime manatee ally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offering elephant rides for both kids and adults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishes an annual list of the “10 Worst Zoos For Elephants.”]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[She underscores the damage that rides can cause to the elephant]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stan Kroh&#8211; whose broad scope of duties at Tampa Electric Company includes overseeing the company’s Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, spanning the 26 years he’s worked there—describes the history of the Viewing Center, which is approaching its 40th anniversary. Kroh charts the evolution of the Manatee Viewing Center, from the earliest days, when the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a handmade sign]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cats & Mats Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesnes’s longtime role model and inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communications & Marketing Director at Friends of Strays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cynthia Barnett.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discuss some major stories he covered in 2025]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gopher tortoise road kills on Honeymoon Island]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jessica Salmond]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mchesnes@tampabay.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one dedicated person can make a significant difference to people and/or animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Lecturer in the University of Florida’s Department of Journalism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stories he anticipates will be significant in 2026]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tortoise-saving results were dramatic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Max Chesnes&#8211;the award-winning environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times—a lifelong Floridian, recalls growing up in Jupiter, where he developed an almost religious fervor for nature, spending endless days in (and on) the water, hiking across the terrific parks, and otherwise unwittingly building the foundation of becoming a masterly environment-minded writer. Indeed, in this conversation—I’m [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/max-chesnes-environment-reporter-for-the-tampa-bay-times/">Max Chesnes, environment reporter for the Tampa Bay Times</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Allison Argo, award-winning documentary filmmaker</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/01/allison-argo-award-winning-documentary-filmmaker/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a certified cat behavior consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a generous mentor to younger male elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a trio of so-called super tuskers: Craig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Daytz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[and Esau]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the family business of theater on Cape Cod]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[thru Feb. 3]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Allison Argo&#8211;, and writer-producer of “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants,” a new episode of the PBS series Nature—recounts how her background in the family business of theater (on Cape Cod) may have made her uniquely equipped to launch a filmmaking career. Her first film, “The Urban Gorilla,” made quite a splash—it was narrated by Glenn Close, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dawn Barbone, founder of Samadhi Wildlife</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/dawn-barbone-founder-of-samadhi-wildlife/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[40-50 folks typically turn up at these monthly Clean-Ups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a co-founder & CEO of the PURE Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[always focused on wildlife]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[as a calling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rehabilitates sick injured and orphaned wildlife native to Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samadhi is licensed through the state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samadhi receives no government funding of any kind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to clean maintain and revive Tampa Bay’s waters]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dawn Barbone&#8211;founder of Samadhi Wildlife, a nonprofit refuge in Ormond Beach that rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife native to Florida—explains that she hasn’t merely loved animals since she was a child, but has also loved healing them since then. It’s not uncommon in the animal welfare world to encounter someone who was that kid [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Steve Hindi, founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/11/steve-hindi-founder-of-showing-animals-respect-and-kindness-shark/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a caller implored Hindi to stop putting graphic footage online]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[caller’s counter response included suggesting that in this increasingly Artificial Intelligence-oriented era people may doubt that the footage they’re presented is real to begin with]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he transformed from avid fisherman and hunter to passionate animal advocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindi countered that upsetting footage is precisely the point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindi’s brother remained  a devoted hunter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SHARK is seen as early innovators among animal welfare entities in employing technology]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Hindi&#8211;founder of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), a national animal welfare organization concerned with halting and/or educating the public about pigeon shoots, rodeos, bullfighting, and canned hunts, among other issues—recounts the extended process by which he transformed from avid fisherman and hunter to passionate animal advocate. In his telling, this metamorphosis was lengthy, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Stephanie Boydston, founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue &#038; Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/stephanie-boydston-founder-and-director-of-love-life-animal-rescue-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a senior feline named Willow was her fave]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[litter of 10 potbellied pigs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[monthly nut $6200]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuary spans 10 acres]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[working in development for Make-A-Wish]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Boydston&#8211;founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue &#38; Sanctuary, a refuge in Myakka City, FL devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing farmed animals—recalls a childhood in Long Island, NY amidst a string of foster animals, reflecting her father’s belief that family members should become accustomed to saying goodbye to animals. These were mostly [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Nicci Wright, co-founder of the African Pangolin Working Group</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/nicci-wright-co-founder-of-the-african-pangolin-working-group/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ray Jansen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa’s Lapalala Wilderness Reserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[specializing in Florida reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the birth of the APWG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the protection and the conservation of the pangolin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nicci Wright&#8211;co-founder and co-chairperson of the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG), dedicated to the protection and the conservation of the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal—recalls her first encounter with a pangolin more than two decades ago. Echoing a response commonly experienced after individuals are introduced to these striking-looking animals, Wright felt compelled to help [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/nicci-wright-co-founder-of-the-african-pangolin-working-group/">Nicci Wright, co-founder of the African Pangolin Working Group</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tanya Smith, founder &#038; president of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/06/tanya-smith-founder-president-of-turpentine-creek-wildlife-refuge/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[30+ Big Cat Rescue cats relocated to Turpentine Creek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[42 big cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[459-acre sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a lifelong commitment when it comes to caring for big cats and other animals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[an arrangement struck with Howard and Carole Baskin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catherine Twiss—a notorious and nefarious breeder and dealer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[founder of Acutienamedstewieinc.nonprofit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[precocious first foray into big cat rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she describes the rewards of providing a safe and happy life to animals who’ve often previously lived in horrific conditions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the animal population at Turpentine Creek stands at upwards of 125]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tripod Chihuahua she adopted]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[witnessing their transformation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tanya Smith&#8211;Founder and President of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a 459-acre sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, chiefly housing abused, abandoned, and neglected big cats—recalls a precocious first foray into big cat rescue…at age 11. She explains that this was the outgrowth of her parents—inveterate animal lovers—intervening in an odd, colorful situation where a lion cub [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/06/tanya-smith-founder-president-of-turpentine-creek-wildlife-refuge/">Tanya Smith, founder & president of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Callers &#038; Emailers Are The Guests</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/callers-emailers-are-the-guests/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Occasionally, I jettison the chief component of the &#8220;Talking Animals&#8221; format&#8211;a long form interview with a single guest&#8211;to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations and leaders, concerned animal advocates, and others who simply care about animals. That’s what happened today, when I invited listeners to call in (or email) and briefly serve as the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/callers-emailers-are-the-guests/">Callers & Emailers Are The Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kate MacFall &#038; Katherine McGill, discuss FWC’s possible rule changes for trapping</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/kate-macfall-katherine-mcgill-discuss-fwcs-possible-rule-changes-for-trapping/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 many may be the surprising prevalence of trapping in Florida. McGill and MacFall go on to speak to the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/kate-macfall-katherine-mcgill-discuss-fwcs-possible-rule-changes-for-trapping/">Kate MacFall & Katherine McGill, discuss FWC’s possible rule changes for trapping</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Howard Baskin, financial guiding light of Big Cat Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/howard-baskin-financial-guiding-light-of-big-cat-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feb. 22]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[for nearly $20 million]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harvard MBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard Baskin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keynote speaker Kari Bagnall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Baskins sold the Big Cat Rescue property]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=11654</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Howard Baskin—often identified as Advisory Board Chairman of Big Cat Rescue, and spouse of Carole Baskin, the founder of the sanctuary that operated in Tampa for more than three decades—recalls, as a savvy businessman wielding a Harvard MBA, his reaction upon first  getting a close look at the details of Big Cat’s financial operation: He [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/howard-baskin-financial-guiding-light-of-big-cat-rescue/">Howard Baskin, financial guiding light of Big Cat Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nancy Murrah, President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/10/nancy-murrah-president-of-the-raptor-center-of-tampa-bay/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nancy Murrah&#8212;President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay (RCTB), which rescues, rehabilitates, and releases hundreds of native birds of prey annually—describes the preparations required at RCTB before something like Hurricane Milton, and how the facility fared through the storm. This led to a discussion of why tending to a veritable battalion of squirrels constituted [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/10/nancy-murrah-president-of-the-raptor-center-of-tampa-bay/">Nancy Murrah, President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rebecca Reid, Director of Education at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/rebecca-reid-director-of-education-at-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[000 schoolchildren to the Sanctuary last year]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Rebecca Reid&#8211;Director of Education at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted operation (wildlife refuge, veterinary hospital, rehabilitation facility, education center) in Jupiter Farms, Florida—discusses the readily observable love for her job, and its probable roots in her passion for animals, and being outdoors, while growing up in New Jersey. Reid recalls it was a childhood joyously replete [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/rebecca-reid-director-of-education-at-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/">Rebecca Reid, Director of Education at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anton Ptushkin, director of “Saving the Animals of Ukraine&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/anton-ptushkin-director-of-saving-the-animals-of-ukraine/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 19:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Anton Ptushkin&#8211;director of the PBS Nature documentary profiling the efforts of Ukrainian citizens to rescue animals amidst the destruction of the war—describes the sort of travel pieces he produced as a YouTuber, before he morphed into a war correspondent. Ptushkin notes that this transformation wasn’t the product of a specific ambition, but rather, reflected an [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/03/ed-stewart-co-founder-president-and-ceo-of-the-performing-animal-welfare-society-paws/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ed Stewart, co-founder, president and CEO of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—which blazed a trail in animal rescue, welfare, education, and legislation, and this year, marks its 40th anniversary—recalls what she and co-founder Pat Derby were doing in the earliest days of PAWS. Stewart notes that Derby, his longtime partner who died in 2013&#8211;and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Josh Fox, founder of The Brady Hunter Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/02/josh-fox-founder-of-the-brady-hunter-foundation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Josh Fox&#8211;founder of the Brady Hunter Foundation, a Miami-based nonprofit whose mission reflects a commitment to helping end animal cruelty, protecting wildlife, and making a positive impact in the lives of children—observes his love of animals is truly lifelong, citing a photo of Fox as an infant in his crib being happily licked by the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jill Horstmann, founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/jill-horstmann-founder-of-squirrelly-af-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jill Horstmann&#8211;founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue, a squirrel-focused rescue and rehabilitation operation she runs at her St. Petersburg home—recalls growing up in Wisconsin, where she was that neighborhood kid who tended to injured or ill critters. But it’s hardly been a straight line from Jill Horstmann, Kid Animal Rescuer to Jill Horstmann, Adult Animal Rescuer—though [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/jill-horstmann-founder-of-squirrelly-af-rescue/">Jill Horstmann, founder of Squirrelly AF Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-justin-perrault-vp-of-research-loggerhead-marinelife-center/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Justin Perrault&#8211;vice president of research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC), a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation operation in Juno Beach, FL—recalls the early, pioneering work on sea turtles performed by Juno resident Eleanor Fletcher, establishing the beginnings of what became LMC. Perrault unspools what became an overlapping narrative of his academic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/11/dr-justin-perrault-vp-of-research-loggerhead-marinelife-center/">Dr. Justin Perrault, VP of research, Loggerhead Marinelife Center</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/05/susan-tellem-executive-director-of-american-tortoise-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Susan Tellem&#8211;executive director of American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit established in 1990 for the protection of all species of turtles and tortoises—recalls that she began helping animals in cat rescue. Some years later, she recounts, she and her husband experienced a revelatory moment while eating out—and decided to go vegetarian—and not long after they [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/05/susan-tellem-executive-director-of-american-tortoise-rescue/">Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>John Di Leonardo&#8211;president of Humane Long Island, an animal advocacy organization there, where he also oversees its international Duck Defenders project—recalls growing up without family pets, but deeply fascinated by all types of insects. Di Leonardo explains that he had been on an academic path to become a school psychologist, with his training emphasizing students [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/03/john-di-leonardo-president-of-humane-long-island/">John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Katherine McGill &#038; Kate MacFall: discussing proposed changes to Florida’s trapping regulations</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/katherine-mcgill-kate-macfall-discussing-proposed-changes-to-floridas-trapping-regulations/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Two experts on Florida wildlife, Katherine McGill and Kate MacFall, discuss proposed changes to the state's trapping regulations</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/07/katherine-mcgill-kate-macfall-discussing-proposed-changes-to-floridas-trapping-regulations/">Katherine McGill & Kate MacFall: discussing proposed changes to Florida’s trapping regulations</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Callers and Emailers as Guests</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/callers-and-emailers-as-guests/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Every year or two, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a longform interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. As part of that occasional effort to temporarily reconfigure the program, and a parallel desire to give voice to a broader array of animal organizations, leaders [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/callers-and-emailers-as-guests/">Callers and Emailers as Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/ally-burguieres-opossum-advocate-and-rehabilitator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ally Burguieres— an opossum advocate and rehabilitator, whose passion to protect and serve, and heal, these marsupials is reflected in a recent HuffPost piece and in her new book, “Possums Are Not Cute! And Other Myths about Nature’s Most Misunderstood Critter”—addresses the “possum/opossum” dilemma, citing history, international distinctions, and how even when “opossum” is the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/ally-burguieres-opossum-advocate-and-rehabilitator/">Ally Burguieres, opossum advocate and rehabilitator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Phil Jenni, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/phil-jenni-executive-director-of-the-wildlife-rehabilitation-center-wrc-in-minnesota/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Phil Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota, considered the world’s busiest wildlife hospital—addresses how that “world’s busiest” title is determined, noting that it’s the product of admitting approximately 19,000 patients each year. So the criteria involves the number of animals that come through the door, and by that metric WRC clearly [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/phil-jenni-executive-director-of-the-wildlife-rehabilitation-center-wrc-in-minnesota/">Phil Jenni, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WRC) in Minnesota</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Heather Johnston, Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/03/dr-heather-johnston-medical-director-at-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Heather Johnston—a veterinarian who serves as the Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted operation in Jupiter, Florida that, in celebration of March being Women’s History Month, is slated to present a “Women in Wildlife Panel Discussion” there on March 29 (featuring Johnston)—recalls that she wanted to be a vet since she was [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/03/dr-heather-johnston-medical-director-at-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/">Dr. Heather Johnston, Medical Director at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Michael Webber, director of &#8220;The Conservation Game&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/michael-webber-director-of-the-conservation-game/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Webber—director of the new documentary, “The Conservation Game,” which explores the realm of people who bring animals on late-night talk shows and morning news programs, and may be secretly participating in the exotic pet trade—discusses how his career (which included working on numerous studio features and other films, television shows and other projects) forever [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/michael-webber-director-of-the-conservation-game/">Michael Webber, director of “The Conservation Game”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>David Crawford, co-founder and executive director of Animal Help Now</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/david-crawford-co-founder-and-executive-director-of-animal-help-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>David Crawford—co-founder and executive director of Animal Help Now, a Boulder, Colorado-based national organization considered the 911 of wildlife emergencies, a somewhat glib, though not inaccurate, description—observes that he didn’t have a particularly profound bond with animals as a kid, but developed that connection as a young man. Crawford relates some of the pivotal moments [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/08/david-crawford-co-founder-and-executive-director-of-animal-help-now/">David Crawford, co-founder and executive director of Animal Help Now</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Joshua Zeman, director of &#8220;The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/joshua-zeman-director-of-the-loneliest-whale-the-search-for-52/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Joshua Zeman—the director of  “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52,” a feature-length documentary chronicling the science-oriented pursuit of a whale that experts think has spent his whole life in solitude because, they believe, he’s communicating at a frequency no other whale can understand—addresses the observation that this film represents a departure from his past [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/07/joshua-zeman-director-of-the-loneliest-whale-the-search-for-52/">Joshua Zeman, director of “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kris Porter, founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/06/kris-porter-founder-of-owls-nest-sanctuary-for-wildlife/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 04:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kris Porter&#8211;founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife, an Odessa, FL-based rescue and rehabilitation organization that tends to sick, injured, or orphaned wild birds, wild mammals, reptiles, and more, across some 11 Florida counties—describes how caring for animals is a running theme of her life, dating back to being 8 years old, even though her [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/06/kris-porter-founder-of-owls-nest-sanctuary-for-wildlife/">Kris Porter, founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Kight—executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a multifaceted  operation in Jupiter, Florida serving as wildlife refuge, veterinary hospital, rehabilitation facility, and education center&#8211;recalls loving animals so much, so young, that she made an arrangement to start helping out at a veterinarian’s office at age six. Kight goes on to note this represents a lifelong [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary-2/">Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>William Nimmo, founder of Tigers in America, assesses &#8220;Tiger King&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/william-nimmo-founder-of-tigers-in-america-assesses-tiger-king/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the second program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way the broadcast will be assembled for the foreseeable future. William Nimmo—founder of  Tigers in [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Nancy Murrah, CEO of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/03/nancy-murrah-ceo-of-the-raptor-center-of-tampa-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s all too rare for “Talking Animals” guests to join me in studio&#8211;I typically interview them by phone or, occasionally, via Skype. So it was an uncommon treat to stand across from Nancy Murrah—the CEO of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay—while we chatted on-air, and even more uncommon that during this conversation, Murrah was [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Keith Wilkins &#038; Melissa Dollard, of Seaside Seabird Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/11/keith-wilkins-melissa-dollard-of-seaside-seabird-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=7151</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Keith Wilkins and Melissa Dollard—the Director of Operations and Hospital Supervisor, respectively, at the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, in Indian Shores, FL that rescues and rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned wild birds—explain the brief history of the sactuary, founded in 2016, clarifying the differences between Seaside and a similarly-named entity  (Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary) that previously operated for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/11/keith-wilkins-melissa-dollard-of-seaside-seabird-sanctuary/">Keith Wilkins & Melissa Dollard, of Seaside Seabird Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=6600</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Kight—newly named executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (though she’s worked at the Jupiter, FL wildlife refuge, hospital, rehabilitation facility, and educational center since 2004)—discusses being so passionate about working with animals and so eager to do so as a very determined little kid that she landed a gig helping out at a veterinarian’s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/01/amy-kight-executive-director-of-busch-wildlife-sanctuary/">Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mark Feldstein, author of  “Last Stop Before Rainbow Bridge&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/12/mark-feldstein-author-of-last-stop-before-rainbow-bridge/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Feldstein— author of “Last Stop Before Rainbow Bridge: True Animal Rescue Stories,” a compendium of tales about a wide array of animals that have been rescued at facilities across the country—discusses how the book was inspired by his stepfather, the late Al Feldstein. Al was a key editor and leading creative force at MAD [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Michele Raffin, founder of Pandemonium Aviaries</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/12/michele-raffin-founder-of-pandemonium-aviaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA["The Birds of Pandemonium: Life Among The Exotic & The Endangered]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4328</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michele Raffin— founder and CEO of Pandemonium Aviaries, a Northern California conservation organization dedicated to saving birds—recounts how rescuing an injured dove she spotted on the side of the road some 15 years ago launched her on the long, winding road she traveled moving Pandemonium from seat-of-the-pants rescue operation to internationally prominent breeding facility for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2014/12/michele-raffin-founder-of-pandemonium-aviaries/">Michele Raffin, founder of Pandemonium Aviaries</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ed Stewart, co-founder and president of PAWS</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/11/ed-stewart-co-founder-and-president-of-paws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ed Stewart—co-founder and president of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)—recalls what prompted he and his late partner, the indefatigable Pat Derby, to launch PAWS, now marking its 30th anniversary. In answer to a question about what ways the PAWS mission has changed over the years, Stewart explains they never expected to be running a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jo-Anne McArthur, photojournalist &#038; activist</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2014/02/jo-anne-mcarthur-photojournalist-activist/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=3801</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jo-Anne McArthur—an award-winning photojournalist whose passion as an animal activist has informed her work in an ongoing project, “We Animals”—recounts her first forays into photography. She discusses her evolution as a photographer, deciding to specialize in animals at the urging of a mentor who recommended she follow her passion, as well as a light bulb [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Philip Jenni, exec. dir., Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/11/philip-jenni-exec-dir-wildlife-rehabilitation-center-of-minnesota/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Philip Jenni—executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota—discusses the history, evolution and current operation of the WRC, one of the nation’s largest and busiest wildlife medical centers. Noting the WRC treats upwards of 9000 animals every year—last year, that represented 184 species—Jenni explains that every animal that arrives is first seen by a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Jack Murphy, co-founder and director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc.</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2013/03/jack-murphy-co-founder-and-director-of-urban-wildlife-rescue-inc/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=2969</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jack Murphy&#8211;co-founder and director of Urban Wildlife  Rescue, Inc., a Colorado-based non-profit organization that specializes in resolving wildlife conflicts using innovative methods of eviction and exclusion without having to trap, kill or harm any animal in any way&#8211;explains more specifically what &#8220;urban wildlife rescue&#8221; means, and how he and his wife ventured into this line of work [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2013/03/jack-murphy-co-founder-and-director-of-urban-wildlife-rescue-inc/">Jack Murphy, co-founder and director of Urban Wildlife Rescue, Inc.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia Foundation</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2011/09/jill-robinson-founder-of-animals-asia-foundation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=767</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jill Robinson&#8211;the founder and executive director of Animals Asia Foundation., a Hong Kong-based organization devoted to the welfare of wild and urban animals in Asia &#8211; recounts her initial experiences and observations about the treatment of animals in Asia upon relocating to Hong Kong from England in 1985. &#160; &#160; She also discusses going to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2011/09/jill-robinson-founder-of-animals-asia-foundation/">Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia Foundation</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Queen guitarist Brian May</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2011/06/queen-guitarist-brian-may/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Brian May&#8211;the Queen guitarist who first joined us in the latter part of 2010, discussing an array of UK animal issues (fox hunting, a proposed badger cull, etc.) that had become his concern and that of his animal protection campaign, Save Me&#8211;helps mark the eighth anniversary of &#8220;Talking Animals&#8221; by returning to the show to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2011/06/queen-guitarist-brian-may/">Queen guitarist Brian May</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Alan Rabinowitz, Zoologist-Conservationist-Author</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2010/08/alan-rabinowitz-zoologist-conservationist-author/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alan Rabinowitz&#8211;the world-renowned zoologist, conservationist and field biologist, whose latest book, &#8220;Life In The Valley Of Death: The Fight To Save Tigers In A Land Of Guns, Gold And Greed&#8221; will be issued in paperback Sept. 7&#8211; discusses his dim view of zoos (lifelong, even as The Bronx Zoo played a pivotal, somewhat soothing role [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2010/08/alan-rabinowitz-zoologist-conservationist-author/">Alan Rabinowitz, Zoologist-Conservationist-Author</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Patti Ragan- Founder of The Center For Great Apes</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2010/03/patti-ragan/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our guest is Patti Ragan&#8211;founder of The Center For Great Apes, a 100-acre sanctuary in Wauchula, FL which houses 40+ chimpanzees (including Michael Jackon&#8217;s old pal Bubbles) and the country&#8217;s largest gathering of orangutans. &#160; &#160; &#160; Ragan discusses some of the actual traits and stories attendant to captive apes as opposed to the sometimes [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2010/03/patti-ragan/">Patti Ragan- Founder of The Center For Great Apes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Jane Goodall</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2009/12/dr-jane-goodall/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our guest is Dr. Jane Goodall--the primatologist and anthropologist whose study in the 1960s of chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania yielded pioneering findings, and has since increasingly been viewed as a highly influential, heroic figure.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2009/12/dr-jane-goodall/">Dr. Jane Goodall</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ric O’ Barry- Dolphin Advocate Extraordinaire</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2009/09/ric-o-barry/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ric O&#8217; Barry&#8211;the nominal star of &#8220;The Cove,&#8221; the acclaimed and award-winning documentary-thriller that partly functions as an expose of the &#8220;secret&#8221; dolphin slaughter that takes place annually in the small Japanese town of Taiji&#8211;discusses his involvement in the film (when the movie was completed, he was surprised he was at the center of it), [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2009/09/ric-o-barry/">Ric O’ Barry- Dolphin Advocate Extraordinaire</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Les Schobert&#8211;zoo &#038; captive wildlife consultant</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2004/08/les-schobert/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[libby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Les Schobert, a consultant on zoos and captive wildlife with 30+ years of experience&#8211;including a 15-year tenure as General Curator of the North Carolina State Zoo &#38; a somewhat more recent stint as Animal Collection Curator at the L.A. Zoo&#8211;discusses the key challenges and changes facing zoos now and in the years ahead, outlines the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2004/08/les-schobert/">Les Schobert–zoo & captive wildlife consultant</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Linda McLeod&#8211;founder &#038; director of Pacific Wildlife Project</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2004/07/linda-mcleod/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[libby]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Linda McLeod&#8211;founder &#38; director of Pacific Wildlife Project, an Orange County-based wildlife rescue and recovery center with some international distinctions (including that PWP has treated more pelicans than any other facility worldwide)&#8211;discusses her long history of rescuing &#38; rehabilitating wild birds and other creatures, the evolution and current mission of the Project, a current crisis [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2004/07/linda-mcleod/">Linda McLeod–founder & director of Pacific Wildlife Project</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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