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		<title>Armando Ubeda, shark expert</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2026/04/armando-ubeda-shark-expert/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a longtime organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a Ph.D. candidate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ann Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April 10]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Are there more shark attacks these days or just more reports of shark attacks?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armando resides unequivocally in the more-reports camp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armando Ubeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coastal Sharks of Florida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[his CV is notably long and wide]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oral reef researcher in his native Nicaragua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research focusing on shark reproductive behavior and population structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexing crocodiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark expert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shifting the event from October to April]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thesis is about sharks]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Armando Ubeda&#8211;primarily appearing in his guise as a shark expert, although his CV is notably long and wide, having studied marine fauna ranging from coral reefs in Nicaragua to crocodiles in Florida—recalls being first intrigued by the ocean as a young boy, corroborating my observation that being in the sea, and researching its inhabitants, seem [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[“Birds”  extended gestation period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[120 portraits of birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[440 Falkenburg Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Museum of Natural History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[array of vintage pieces of wallpaper as backdrops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artist-photographer-writer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beatrix Potter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claire Rosen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dec. 13]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drew some harsh criticism from animal rights activists for using feathered friends from the pet industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[essays written by Rosen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantastical Feasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Femke Speelberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ferrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gathered around long enormous tables brimming with food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[going to the zoo and the circus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[he idea of using vintage wallpaper as the backdrops for this aviary art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jess Yingst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Sartore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[plus notable contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profoundly transformative in her perspective on captive animals and pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue Me Tampa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[several local animal rescues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Artist-photographer-writer Claire Rosen—who’s cultivated a long, lauded career, with much of her work reflecting a longstanding passion for animals, and celebrated for its sense of whimsy—traces the shaping of this sensibility back to her childhood, reading Beatrix Potter, regularly visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and going to the zoo and the circus whenever [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/12/claire-rosen-acclaimed-artist-photographer/">Claire Rosen, acclaimed artist-photographer</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[a deep family-culture tendency toward fishing and hunting]]></category>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[including drones and extensive use of video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national animal welfare organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seriously unnerved by witnessing a pigeon shoot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SHARK is seen as early innovators among animal welfare entities in employing technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starting to feel haunted by sharks’ eyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Hindi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to carry out investigations and document various forms of cruelty and abuse]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[a transformative experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood in Long Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currently houses 211 animals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[former zoologist at Busch Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder and director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[founder of Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in Fort Lauderdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kris Porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[litter of 10 potbellied pigs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monthly nut $6200]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myakka City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rescue and rehabilitation organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanctuary spans 10 acres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie Boydston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteer at Good Karma Pet Rescue]]></category>
		<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>Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/dr-melissa-miller-lead-investigator-on-university-of-florida-project-using-ai-trap-to-halt-the-argentine-black-and-white-tegu/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a collaboration with Wild Vision Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a company that specializes in creating AI-powered smart traps for invasive species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dedicated to securing protecting and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Melissa Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gwizdala outlines the new resources for businesses ASAP was rolling out on its website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotline: 855-ASAP211]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[initially undertaken with traditional traps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invasive species: the Argentine Black and White Tegu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it recognizes when a Tegu is inside—and clamps shut!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lead investigator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marion Gwizdala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people who’ve obtained--often through the exotic pet trade--a young Burmese Python or Tegu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project that employs Artificial Intelligence technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research projects she’d undertaken before tackling the Tegu investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[September being Service Dog Awareness Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she currently  keeps snakes at her home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[she’s held a longtime passion for reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tampa-based]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The trap sends a message along with a picture to Miller’s group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the virtues and long-term implications of this smart trap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[They’re caught off-guard by the challenges their pets start to present and then they dump them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to halt the growing population of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traces the story of the Tegu status as an invasive species in south Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[while growing up in Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife ecologist]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Melissa Miller&#8211;a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, lead investigator on a project that employs Artificial Intelligence technology seeking to halt the growing population of yet another invasive species, the Argentine Black and White Tegu—describes some of the tasks associated [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Elaine West, founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/08/elaine-west-founder-of-rooterville-animal-sanctuary-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a fairly singular development amongst animal sanctuaries: reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chief curator at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cow cuddling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elaine West. Rooterville Animal Sanctuary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embracing agritourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily Kapes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intricate drawings of artist Sarah Kaizar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[merely relying on donations is no longer viable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propelled by a sort of spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rare Air: Endangered Birds Bats Butterflies & Bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Petersburg repository of various types of art]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[visitors to Rooterville are afforded more freedom than those visiting other sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can even hold your wedding at Rooterville!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you can stay at Rooterville]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Elaine West&#8211;the founder of Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, a refuge housing rescued farm animals she launched in Melrose, Florida, more than two decades ago—explains the origin of her lifelong love of pigs. West pinpoints a particular pig that a local Humane Society was about to send home with “adopters” she felt certain were planning to eat [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomologist and author of “The Deadliest Series”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-entomologist-and-author-of-the-deadliest-series/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice&#8211;an entomologist by training, and author whose books have tackled topics ranging from spiders to microbes—responds to my observation that her new set of books, “The Deadliest Series,” appears to represent a redoubling of her commitment to writing for young readers. It felt worth exploring, in part because Spicer Rice holds a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/07/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-entomologist-and-author-of-the-deadliest-series/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, entomologist and author of “The Deadliest Series”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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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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					<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>C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/06/c-annie-peters-president-and-ceo-of-pet-partners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners—a Bellevue, Wash.-based national therapy animal organization focusing on improving human health and well-being through the human-animal bond—traces her path from once-aspiring engineer (who realized she didn’t really like engineering), venturing into an extended stint in the non-profit world, working at Special Olympics International before landing at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/06/c-annie-peters-president-and-ceo-of-pet-partners/">C. Annie Peters, president and CEO of Pet Partners</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jamie Katz, pet detective, creator of Rosie app</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/jamie-katz-pet-detective-creator-of-rosie-app/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 05:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jamie Katz&#8211;who’s worked as a Fort Lauderdale-based real-life pet detective for a decade—recalls growing up amidst a family that always lived with cats and dogs, as well as her initial efforts helping animals while regularly driving along a prescribed route. Katz notes that around this time, she thought to herself that an ideal professorial path [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/05/jamie-katz-pet-detective-creator-of-rosie-app/">Jamie Katz, pet detective, creator of Rosie app</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stephen S. Hall, author of &#8220;Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Veteran science journalist Stephen S. Hall&#8211;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 contingent of people who are creeped out by snakes, hate snakes, or are afraid of snakes. And while only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/04/stephen-s-hall-author-of-slither-how-natures-most-maligned-creatures-illuminate-our-world/">Stephen S. Hall, author of “Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World”</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>Dr. Alex Travis, director of Cornell Public Health and chair of the Department of Public &#038; Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Alex Travis&#8211;director of Cornell Public Health and chair of the Department of Public &#38; Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine—explains exactly what his extended job title involves, noting that he brings being both a veterinarian and PhD scientist to discharging his duties. Joining me on “Talking Animals” to discuss bird [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/02/dr-alex-travis-director-of-cornell-public-health-and-chair-of-the-department-of-public-ecosystem-health-in-the-cornell-university-college-of-veterinary-medicine/">Dr. Alex Travis, director of Cornell Public Health and chair of the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hannah Shaw, “Kitten Lady,” new book: “Cats Of The World”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2025/01/hannah-shaw-kitten-lady-new-book-cats-of-the-world/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hannah Shaw&#8211;recognized as an influential humane educator, her specialty is providing instruction in caring for neonatal kittens; she’s also a NYT bestselling author whose latest book “Cats Of The World,” is a collaboration with her husband, photographer Andrew Marttila—recounts how she developed the expertise in caring for neonatal kittens and, along the way, built a humongous [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Steve Nesbitt, retired FWC wildlife biologist</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Nesbitt&#8211;a retired Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist, who over a FWC stint of some 35 years, developed a reputation for extensive knowledge about a slew of species—recalls his interest in birds was cultivated as a kid by his grandfather, a passionate birder. Nesbitt elaborates, noting that his childhood was marked by [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Peter Singer, philosopher, professor, author: “Consider The Turkey”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Peter Singer&#8211;the philosopher, professor emeritus of bioethics at Princeton University, and author (including his landmark 1975 work, “Animal Liberation” and the just-published “Consider The Turkey”—explains that his slate of pursuits post-retirement from Princeton includes a stint as visiting professor at the National University of Singapore. He goes on to clarify that while, yes, he did [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Nancy Murrah, President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay</title>
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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>
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		<title>Melissa Zepeda, attorney, animal rights advocate, Amendment 2 foe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Melissa Zepeda&#8211;an attorney and accomplished animal rights advocate, with a notable breadth of interests and topics that have animated her activism—recalls growing up in family that revered animals, then being stopped in her tracks when a fellow high school debate-club member asked her how Zepeda could love her dog yet eat a hamburger. Zepeda not [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)—a Tampa-based national nonprofit dedicated to securing, protecting, and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize—recalls receiving his first service dog in 1987, and just days later, encountering discrimination when a restaurant he frequented prevented Gwizdala from entering [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mark Devries, documentary filmmaker, “Humans and Other Animals&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Devries&#8211;the documentary filmmaker (https://markdevries.com/) who specializes in exploring the realm of animals and animal welfare—expands on the final line (the fate of our kin is up to us) of his new film, “Humans and Other Animals.&#8221; Laying out an eloquent and philosophical operating principle—which permeates his new film, as it did his debut doc, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Rebecca Reid, Director of Education at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<title>Journalist Joshua Hammer, author of the Smithsonian Magazine piece, “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/journalist-joshua-hammer-author-of-the-smithsonian-magazine-piece-pablo-escobars-abandoned-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-the-columbian-jungle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Joshua Hammer&#8211;author of a captivating piece in the current issue of Smithsonian Magazine, entitled “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”—recalls how, having been casually aware of the Escobar/hippo situation, he decided to deeply delve into what turned out to be a more complex, colorful saga than anyone could’ve reasonably [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/07/journalist-joshua-hammer-author-of-the-smithsonian-magazine-piece-pablo-escobars-abandoned-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-the-columbian-jungle/">Journalist Joshua Hammer, author of the Smithsonian Magazine piece, “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-your-pets-secret-lives-the-truth-behind-your-pets-wildest-behaviors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice&#8211;an entomologist by training who’s appeared on the show multiple times, discussing ants, spiders, homing pigeons, and microbes (often tied to a book she’s written on the topic)—acknowledges that writing for young readers has officially become a trend for her, primarily discussing her second, just-published book in this series, while also briefly [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/06/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-of-your-pets-secret-lives-the-truth-behind-your-pets-wildest-behaviors/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jennifer Langston, founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/jennifer-langston-founder-of-golden-ears-sanctuary-and-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 21:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jennifer Langston&#8211;founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue, a specialized refuge for senior and hospice dogs in Wesley Chapel, FL—recalls growing up in a house where dogs were always present, whether they be fosters, newly-adopted, or the family pooch. Notably, for the canine establishment she would create later in life, she recounts that her Mom [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/05/jennifer-langston-founder-of-golden-ears-sanctuary-and-rescue/">Jennifer Langston, founder of Golden Ears Sanctuary and Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Matt Hamilton&#8211;writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Matt Hamilton&#8211;writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers,” an unusual two-part edition of the PBS series, “Nature,” which premiered April 10, while the second episode debuts on April 17—recalls the impetus for creating this double-shot of cinematic raptor mania. Part of his explanation involved not having seen a documentary that delved deeply into the realm [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/04/matt-hamilton-writer-director-of-raptors-a-fistful-of-daggers/">Matt Hamilton–writer-director of “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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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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		<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>Mark E. Hauber, ornithologist &#038; author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2023/12/mark-e-hauber-ornithologist-author-of-bird-day-a-story-of-24-hours-and-24-avian-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark E. Hauber—professor, ornithologist, and author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”—recalls becoming seriously interested in birds at age four or five. This was in his native Hungary, where, as that little boy, he dragged his mother to view the Spring Migration. His passion for birds was precocious and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/12/mark-e-hauber-ornithologist-author-of-bird-day-a-story-of-24-hours-and-24-avian-lives/">Mark E. Hauber, ornithologist & author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”</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>
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		<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>
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		<title>Ann Paul, an organizer of the 2023 Florida Birding and Nature Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ann Paul&#8211;an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, a multifaceted, multi-day extravaganza, scheduled to take place Oct. 12-15, in and around Apollo Beach, Florida—revisits, at my request, the story of her first real foray into birding, and how arriving late at that outing proved fortuitous. She spotted a black and white warbler, and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Donna Kalil, python hunter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Donna Kalil&#8211;a python removal contractor (aka “python hunter”)—recalls growing up in Venezuela, with close proximity to the jungle helping cultivate a lifelong passion for snakes and other wildlife. In 1969, Kalil explains, the family moved to Florida, landing initially in north Miami, then relocating to south Miami, where she’s remained—and her many years as a [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Susan Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue</title>
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		<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>
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		<title>John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island</title>
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		<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>
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		<title>Miyoko Chu, senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Miyoko Chu&#8211; senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology—recalls an outing at age 10 or so with her father, to San Francisco’s Chinatown, where they performed a spontaneous rescue of two pigeons, a transformative experience that was pivotal to triggering her lifelong love of birds.Over time, that love translated to an academic [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Alene Anello, founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alene Anello&#8211;founder and president of Legal Impact for Chickens (LIC), a nonprofit dedicated to bringing lawsuits that benefit chickens—recalls growing up in a family with plenty of animals, mostly dogs. However, when at age 11, she asked for her very own animal, her parents gave her a cockatiel, Conrad. Anello says that Conrad lived for [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Amy P. Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy P. Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, discusses the Sanctuary, its imminent relocation, some resident animals, the recent fatal gator attack in Fort Pierce, and more.</p>
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		<title>Kelly Crandall, graduate student whose research yielded inadvertent, important results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kelly Crandall is a graduate student at Southern Illinois University (SIU) whose research focusing on one raccoons and opossums inadvertently yielded results about the Burmese python, a rampant invasive species in south Florida.</p>
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		<title>Kate Benjamin, Top Cat at Hauspanther</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kate Benjamin&#8211;whom I suggested you could call a cat lady while noting, in this case, the term would be strictly intended as a compliment, given the scope of her expertise and the two feline-oriented bestselling books she’s co-written, as well as the 13 cats she lives with—returns to “Talking Animals.” Benjamin acknowledges that she responds [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2023/01/kate-benjamin-top-cat-at-hauspanther/">Kate Benjamin, Top Cat at Hauspanther</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Duncan P. Forgey, author of &#8220;Flyin&#8217; Kai: A Pelican&#8217;s Tale&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Author Duncan Forgey discusses his inventive novel featuring a pelican hero and protect-environment themes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/duncan-p-forgey-author-of-flyin-kai-a-pelicans-tale/">Duncan P. Forgey, author of “Flyin’ Kai: A Pelican’s Tale”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ann Paul, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ann Paul, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival, outlines some of the Festival's field trips, seminars, and lectures.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/10/ann-paul-an-organizer-of-the-florida-birding-and-nature-festival/">Ann Paul, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/ed-yong-author-of-an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ed Yong—a science journalist, staff writer at The Atlantic, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and author, most recently of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/08/ed-yong-author-of-an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us/">Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us</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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		<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>Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author &#038; educator</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/mark-reinfeld-vegan-chef-author-educator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Reinfeld— the award-winning vegan chef and author of numerous books, including “Healing The Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness”—returns to the show, this time offering more early biographical information than we’ve discussed in past conversations. This includes growing up in Stony Brook, Long Island, where he and his family ate a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/06/mark-reinfeld-vegan-chef-author-educator/">Mark Reinfeld, vegan chef, author & educator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sy Montgomery, author of “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty”</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/sy-montgomery-author-of-the-hawks-way-encounters-with-fierce-beauty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sy Montgomery—the bestselling author of 30-plus books, including “The Soul of an Octopus” and “The Good Good Pig”—discusses what prompted the exploration of raptors and falconry at the core of her new book, “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty” (adapted and expanded from a chapter in Montgomery’s 2019 collection, “Birdology.”) She responds to my [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/sy-montgomery-author-of-the-hawks-way-encounters-with-fierce-beauty/">Sy Montgomery, author of “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author, entomologist, pigeon proponent</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice—a North Carolina-based entomologist and author of books on ants and spiders, who, as the product of a family activity, has developed a passion for pigeons and attendant expertise—recounts the objectives propelling her to get a PhD, and noting why a career in academia was not the goal. Spicer Rice describes carving [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/05/dr-eleanor-spicer-rice-author-entomologist-pigeon-proponent/">Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, author, entomologist, pigeon proponent</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Danielle Hall, wildlife ecologist</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/danielle-hall-wildlife-ecologist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Danielle Hall—a wildlife ecologist, who, drawing on her professional expertise and her longtime personal passion for animals, has stepped into an intense human-versus-animal battle that’s erupted over vultures in a Tampa neighborhood—explains what a wildlife ecologist is, and does. Hall recalls loving fauna of all types since early in her childhood, noting she was one [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2022/04/danielle-hall-wildlife-ecologist/">Danielle Hall, wildlife ecologist</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Matt Johnson, professor at Humboldt State University, overseeing study involving using owls versus rodenticides</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2022/01/dr-matt-johnson-professor-at-humboldt-state-university-overseeing-study-involving-using-owls-versus-rodenticides/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Matt Johnson—a professor at Humboldt State University, in the school’s Department of Wildlife, who’s overseeing an extended research study gauging the effectiveness of using owls, versus rodenticides, to remove rodents from nearby Napa Valley vineyards—provides an overview of Humboldt State, the focus of work undertaken in the campus’s Department of Wildlife, and some of [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Mary Keith, an organizer of the Florida Birding and Nature Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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. Keith outlines the aspects of birds and their behavior she still finds [&#8230;]</p>
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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>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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		<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>Callers As Guests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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. 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 and leaders, as well as [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/04/callers-as-guests-2/">Callers As Guests</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research at Loggerhead Marinelife Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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. This serendipitous encounter spurred a profound [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/ginny-sweet-co-founder-of-corsos-for-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ginny Sweet—co-founder (with Harry Toro) of Corsos for Heroes, an organization based in Lutz, Florida, that donates specially-trained service dogs, of the Cane Corso breed, to military veterans who are contending with one or more disabilities—describes some of the members of her military family. This includes her Dad being a WWII veteran, noting that back [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2021/02/ginny-sweet-co-founder-of-corsos-for-heroes/">Ginny Sweet, co-founder of Corsos for Heroes</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sharon Stiteler, birding expert, blogger, photographer&#8211;&#8220;Birdchick&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/12/sharon-stiteler-birding-expert-blogger-photographer-birdchick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sharon Stiteler—who’s so steeped in the birding world, as a blogger, photographer, author of “1001 Secrets Every BirderShould Know,” and more, that she’s also known as “Birdchick”—recalls when the birding bug first bit, when she was seven, and snagged a field guide intended for her older sister. She explains that her mother helped cultivate this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/12/sharon-stiteler-birding-expert-blogger-photographer-birdchick/">Sharon Stiteler, birding expert, blogger, photographer–“Birdchick”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Helen Macdonald, author of &#8220;H Is For Hawk&#8221; and now, &#8220;Vesper Flights&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/helen-macdonald-author-of-h-is-for-hawk-and-now-vesper-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Helen Macdonald—the naturalist, poet, and author best known for her acclaimed and award-winning memoir, “H Is For Hawk”; she’s published a new book, “Vesper Flights”—expands on a point she makes in the introduction of the new book about love being the subject that underlies her work, part of a broader observation that every writer has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/helen-macdonald-author-of-h-is-for-hawk-and-now-vesper-flights/">Helen Macdonald, author of “H Is For Hawk” and now, “Vesper Flights”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>George L. Heinrich, biologist, educator, executive director of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/george-l-heinrich-biologist-educator-executive-director-of-the-florida-turtle-conservation-trust/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>George L. Heinrich—a field biologist and environmental educator specializing in Florida reptiles; he also serves as the Executive Director of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust—recounts growing up in New England, a childhood that involved spending hours each day outside, poking around in the woods, looking for salamanders and other critters, and tending to his pet [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/09/george-l-heinrich-biologist-educator-executive-director-of-the-florida-turtle-conservation-trust/">George L. Heinrich, biologist, educator, executive director of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wendy Clark, publisher of Bird Watcher&#8217;s Digest</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/07/wendy-clark-publisher-of-bird-watchers-digest/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Thompson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Wendy Clark —the publisher of Bird Watcher’s Digest, which is the name of the 42-year-old flagship magazine, but now really also refers to the multi-media enterprise that includes bird identification guides, publications, podcasts, and events—recounts the history of how the Digest began, founded by Bill and Elsa Thompson, in the living room of their home [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/07/wendy-clark-publisher-of-bird-watchers-digest/">Wendy Clark, publisher of Bird Watcher’s Digest</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Carl Safina, ecologist, author of &#8220;Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/carl-safina-ecologist-author-of-becoming-wild-how-animal-culture-raise-families-create-beauty-and-achieve-peace/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:00:28 +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 ninth program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way the broadcasts will come together thru mid-June. Tentatively, we’re due back in studio on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/06/carl-safina-ecologist-author-of-becoming-wild-how-animal-culture-raise-families-create-beauty-and-achieve-peace/">Carl Safina, ecologist, author of “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Karen Davis, founder-president of United Poultry Concerns</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/karen-davis-founder-president-of-united-poultry-concerns/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:00:29 +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 third program prepared this way at the Talking Animals corporate headquarters in Jupiter Farms, Florida, and likely the way the broadcast will come together for the foreseeable future. Karen Davis—founder of United Poultry [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/04/karen-davis-founder-president-of-united-poultry-concerns/">Karen Davis, founder-president of United Poultry Concerns</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mark Emery, a cinematographer&#8211;and the narrator&#8211;on &#8220;Wild Florida&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2020/02/mark-emery-a-cinematographer-and-the-narrator-on-wild-florida/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Emery—one of the cinematographers, and the narrator, on the new documentary “Wild Florida,” part of the PBS series, “Nature”—addresses the early part of his career as a wildlife filmmaker, and how he may have been singularly equipped for it, growing up in Ocala, Florida. Elaborating, he says his childhood cultivated an early love for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2020/02/mark-emery-a-cinematographer-and-the-narrator-on-wild-florida/">Mark Emery, a cinematographer–and the narrator–on “Wild Florida”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stephanie Seymour, birdwatcher &#038; singer-songwriter of &#8220;There Are Birds&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/08/stephanie-seymour-singer-songwriter-of-there-are-birds/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Seymour—a singer-songwriter and veteran musician who was a member of The Aquanettas, which released its debut album in 1990, she just issued “There Are Birds,” a stellar solo album all about birds (literally, metaphorically, from their perspective, etc.)—explains that she’s a lifelong animal lover, growing up in house where there were plenty of pets, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/08/stephanie-seymour-singer-songwriter-of-there-are-birds/">Stephanie Seymour, birdwatcher & singer-songwriter of “There Are Birds”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Kathleen Schnaars Uvino (&#8220;Dr. Kit&#8221;), professor of biology and ecology at the University of Jamestown</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2019/08/dr-kathleen-schnaars-uvino-dr-kit-professor-of-biology-and-ecology-at-the-university-of-jamestown/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Kathleen Schnaars Uvino—aka “Dr. Kit,” a professor of Biology and Ecology at the University of Jamestown, where she oversees the Tree Swallow Project, which is carried out in two countries: in Jamestown, North Dakota, and in Churchill, Manitoba—discusses her transition from toiling in the corporate world in Manhattan (rising to Director of Technology at [&#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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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<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>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2019/03/nancy-murrah-ceo-of-the-raptor-center-of-tampa-bay/">Nancy Murrah, CEO 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>Jim Oesterle, Asst. U.S. Attorney for Western District of Washington</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2018/08/jim-oesterle-asst-u-s-attorney-for-western-district-of-washington/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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&#8211;describes what’s involved in leading the office’s environmental crimes working group, and prosecuting offenses under all the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2018/08/jim-oesterle-asst-u-s-attorney-for-western-district-of-washington/">Jim Oesterle, Asst. U.S. Attorney for Western District of Washington</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Listeners Share Hurricane Irma Animal Stories</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2017/09/listeners-share-hurricane-irma-animal-stories/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duncan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 &#38; Animals. I urged people to weigh in on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2017/09/listeners-share-hurricane-irma-animal-stories/">Listeners Share Hurricane Irma Animal Stories</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dr. Laurie Hess, veterinarian for exotic pets, author of &#8220;Unlikely Companions&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/10/dr-laurie-hess-veterinarian-for-exotic-pets-author-of-unlikely-companions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA["Unlikely Companions: The Adventures Of An Exotic Animal Doctor"]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 also when she decided she wanted to be a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2016/10/dr-laurie-hess-veterinarian-for-exotic-pets-author-of-unlikely-companions/">Dr. Laurie Hess, veterinarian for exotic pets, author of “Unlikely Companions”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mary Finelli, founder of Fish Feel</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/07/mary-finelli-founder-of-fish-feel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[" vegan seafood]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=5579</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mary Finelli, founder and president of Fish Feel, traces her professional path working in animal welfare&#8211;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 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2016/07/mary-finelli-founder-of-fish-feel/">Mary Finelli, founder of Fish Feel</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Robert Clark, photographer extraordinaire</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/04/robert-clark-photographer-extraordinaire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Robert Clark—an award-winning photographer for National Geographic and other major magazines, who’s just published a book, “Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage”—recounts key milestones of his career, including starting to shoot as a young kid, later winding up as a staff photographer at the Philadelphia Inquirer, then leaving that paper to join his Inquirer colleague (and Pulitzer [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2016/04/robert-clark-photographer-extraordinaire/">Robert Clark, photographer extraordinaire</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sy Montgomery, author of &#8220;The Soul of an Octopus&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2016/01/sy-montgomery-author-of-the-soul-of-an-octopus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sy Montgomery—author of 20 nonfiction books for adults and children, including the memoir about life with her pig, “The Good Good Pig,” and, most recently, “The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness”&#8211;recalls growing up as a military brat, moving a lot, but animals (including a terrier and a parakeet) [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2016/01/sy-montgomery-author-of-the-soul-of-an-octopus/">Sy Montgomery, author of “The Soul of an Octopus”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Annual Christmas Animal Song Special</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/12/annual-christmas-animal-song-special/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This morning, I once again set aside the usual “Talking Animals” format to present my Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show entirely devoted to Christmas-oriented animal tunes. Sure, as in the past, to pull off this slightly shaky conceit, I fashioned the program with a liberal sprinkling of “Rudolph” songs, from The Brian Setzer [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/12/annual-christmas-animal-song-special/">Annual Christmas Animal Song Special</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lisa Bekiaris, Founder of Raffle Rescue</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/12/lisa-bekiaris-founder-of-raffle-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lisa Bekiaris—founder of Raffle Rescue, which functions as a food bank of sorts, but in this case, we’re referring to pet food—recounts her childhood and formative years as a precocious animal lover, where she and her sister would raise and care for animals on their property, and tend to sick or injured ones nearby. As an [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/12/lisa-bekiaris-founder-of-raffle-rescue/">Lisa Bekiaris, Founder of Raffle Rescue</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon Theisen, 14-year-old environmentalist, animal advocate and educator</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/09/avalon-theisen-14-year-old-environmentalist-animal-advocate-and-educator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://talkinganimals.net/?p=4892</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Avalon Theisen—the 14-year-old Tampa environmentalist, animal advocate, and founder of Conserve It Forward—describes what Conserve It Forward is and does, and what prompted her to launch it 2010 (at age nine). She explains how the organization has evolved, including adding an element that reflects her growing interest in “a plant-based lifestyle,” noting that she’s working [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/09/avalon-theisen-14-year-old-environmentalist-animal-advocate-and-educator/">Avalon Theisen, 14-year-old environmentalist, animal advocate and educator</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>pattrice jones, cofounder of VINE Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/pattrice-jones-cofounder-of-vine-sanctuary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>pattrice jones — cofounder of VINE (Veganism Is the Next Evolution) Sanctuary, a 100-acre facility in Vermont that describes itself as an “LGBTQ-run farmed animal sanctuary that has worked to build bridges between the animal advocacy and LGBTQ liberation movements”—discusses the impetus for launching in 2000, with cofounder Miriam Jones, what was then Eastern Shore [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/08/pattrice-jones-cofounder-of-vine-sanctuary/">pattrice jones, cofounder of VINE Sanctuary</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pet Sitters&#8217; Panel Discussion: Shelley Hamilton, Glen Hatchell &#038; Nina Perino</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/07/pet-sitters-panel-discussion-shelley-hamilton-glen-hatchell-nina-perino/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I convened a panel of professional pet sitters—Shelley Hamilton of Perfect Pets, Glen Hatchell of Home Buddies (also a former WMNF Morning Show Host), and Nina Perino of Love All Beings Pet Sitting—to discuss various aspects of pet sitting. We had a peppy, illuminating conversation that included hearing a bit of each panelist’s background (it [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/07/pet-sitters-panel-discussion-shelley-hamilton-glen-hatchell-nina-perino/">Pet Sitters’ Panel Discussion: Shelley Hamilton, Glen Hatchell & Nina Perino</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Encore: Helen Macdonald, &#8220;H is for Hawk&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2015/06/encore-helen-macdonald-h-is-for-hawk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>While away on a family vacation, I presented an encore broadcast of my interview with Helen Macdonald, the author of &#8220;H is for Hawk,&#8221; which received rapturous acclaim and major literary prizes. It&#8217;s probably my favorite book of the last year or so, and I was pleased to see that the critical acclaim translated to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2015/06/encore-helen-macdonald-h-is-for-hawk/">Encore: Helen Macdonald, “H is for Hawk”</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dan Piraro, &#8220;Bizarro&#8221; cartoonist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 04:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dan Piraro—who, for 30 years, has drawn the highly-acclaimed, widely-syndicated comic “Bizarro”—discusses his recently announced plans, over the next two to three years, for retiring “Bizarro,” and how that announcement was initially misunderstood by some, and triggered an uproar in others. He elaborates on the reasons behind those plans, including devoting much more time to [&#8230;]</p>
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