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Eleanor Spicer Rice, author of “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World”

By | May 3, 2023 | Authors, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Pets, Rescue | No comments

Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD–an entomologist by training, and the author of multiple books, focused on ants and spiders—recounts how she came to write a book about microbes, “Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World.” Read more…

Dr. Jane Goodall

By | April 5, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Captive Exotic, Cats, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Rescue, Sanctuaries | No comments

Dr. Jane Goodall–the ethologist, activist, and conservationist who rose to international attention in the 1960s, propelled by her pioneering work studying chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania—offers her current impressions of young people’s attitudes about animals and the environment. Read more…

John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island

By | March 29, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Rescue, Vegetarian/Vegan, Wildlife | No comments

John Di Leonardo–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. Read more…

Miyoko Chu, senior director of communications at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

By | March 22, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, General, Health & Behavior | No comments

Miyoko Chu– 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. Read more…

Paul Watson, Captain Paul Watson Foundation

By | February 1, 2023 | Advocates, Authors, Cetaceans, Educators | No comments

Captain Paul Watson–a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, he founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977—describes what he sees as the initial events that led to his ouster from his own organization. Read more…

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