Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick, a Kenyan author, conservationist and expert on raising and reintegrating orphaned elephants into the wild, work she's engaged in for some five decades. ...
Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary and author , most recently, of "The Dogs of Proud Spirit." (Full disclosure: I provided a blurb for the book jacket.) ...
Jason Hribal, historian and author, most recently of "Fear Of The Animal Planet: The Hidden History Of Animal Resistance," which examines zoos, circuses and aquariums, and the array of circumstances behind the animal escapes and attacks that occur at those...
Dr. Nicholas Dodman, veterinarian, internationally-recognized animal behaviorist and author/editor of several books, discusses his latest book project, "Good Old Dog: Expert Advice For Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy, and Comfortable"--for which he served as...
Craig Pittman, an award-winning staff writer for The St. Petersburg Times, discusses manatees and assorted related issues, politicians and other figures explored in his latest book "Manatee Insanity: Inside The War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species."...
Dr. Neal Barnard, M.D.--who in 1985 founded the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a nonprofit organization that promotes, among other things, a plant-based diet, preventative medicine, higher standards of ethics and effectiveness in research...
Thomas French--a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, formerly with The St. Petersburg Times, and the author, most recently, of "Zoo Story: Life In The Garden Of Captives"--discusses when and how, in the course of writing articles about Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for the...
Alan Rabinowitz--the world-renowned zoologist, conservationist and field biologist, whose latest book, "Life In The Valley Of Death: The Fight To Save Tigers In A Land Of Guns, Gold And Greed" will be issued in paperback Sept. 7-- discusses his dim view of zoos...
W. Bruce Cameron--award-winning humor columnist and New York Times bestselling author of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and other books--discusses his just-released debut novel, "A Dog's Purpose: A Novel For Humans," a singular saga about (and...
Gordon Grice--the journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and author, most recently, of "Deadly Kingdom: The Book Of Dangerous Animals"--discusses how a boyhood fascination with snakes and spiders (influenced at least partly by where he was living)...
