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Nancy Murrah, CEO of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay

By | March 13, 2019 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Wildlife | No comments

It’s all too rare for “Talking Animals” guests to join me in studio–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 holding a red-tailed hawk named Matilda. Read more…

Jim Oesterle, Asst. U.S. Attorney for Western District of Washington

By | August 15, 2018 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Elephants, General, Mammals, Wild | No comments

Jim. Oesterle—an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, who, earlier this summer, served as a faculty member for a two-week course on Combating Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana–describes what’s involved in leading the office’s environmental crimes working group, and prosecuting offenses under all the environmental statues. Read more…

Listeners Share Hurricane Irma Animal Stories

By | September 13, 2017 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, General, Horses, Pets, Rescue | No comments

For this edition of “Talking Animals,” we broke format and did something a little different: Setting aside our customary approach of a long-form guest interview and, often, a shorter second interview, I opened the phone lines and invited listeners to Call In To Discuss Hurricane Irma & Animals. Read more…

Dr. Laurie Hess, veterinarian for exotic pets, author of “Unlikely Companions”

By | October 26, 2016 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General, Veterinarians | No comments

Dr. Laurie Hess—a veterinarian specializing in caring for exotic pets, and author of the new book “Unlikely Companions: The Adventures Of An Exotic Animal Doctor”—recounts growing up in a family that embraced a wide array of pets, how she herself loved animals as a child, and that’s Read more…

Mary Finelli, founder of Fish Feel

By | July 13, 2016 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, General | No comments

Mary Finelli, founder and president of Fish Feel, traces her professional path working in animal welfare–including stints at PETA, the Humane Society of The United States, Animal Place (where she launched Farmed Animal Watch)—before launching Fish Feel, which describes itself as “the sole organization devoted to promoting the recognition of fish as sentient beings deserving of respect and protection.” Read more…

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