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Mary Keith, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival

By | September 29, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior | No comments

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 in rural Pennsylvania. Read more…

David Crawford, co-founder and executive director of Animal Help Now

By | August 11, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife | No comments

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. Read more…

Kris Porter, founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife

By | June 16, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Rescue, Wildlife | No comments

Kris Porter–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 Mom wasn’t at all pro-animal. Read more…

Callers As Guests

By | April 21, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, General, Health & Behavior, Pets | No comments

Periodically, I table the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a long form interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. Read more…

Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center

By | April 7, 2021 | Advocates, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators | No comments

Dr. Justin Perrault—Director of Research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a nonprofit sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education, and conservation center, located in Juno, Florida—recalls growing up a landlocked kid in Memphis, Tennessee whose first exposure to a sea turtle came during a family trip to Mexico when he was 12. Read more…

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