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Ed Yong, author of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By | August 24, 2022 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Horses, Mammals | No comments

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—recounts the genesis of the new book, noting how it evolved from a suggestion his wife, Liz Neeley, made while they were chatting in a London café. Read more…

Vincent Kelner, director of “A Taste of Whale”

By | May 25, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs | No comments

Vincent Kelner—writer-director of “A Taste of Whale,” a documentary examining the “grind,” Faroe Islanders’ ritual slaughter of pilot whales, but an intricate film with a lot more on its mind than that—addresses the question that I customarily ask documentary filmmakers: What was it about this subject matter that he found so compelling he was willing to devote several years of his life to making a movie about it? Read more…

Jose Sanchez, marine biologist, ecotourism guide, expert on the “friendly whales”

By | November 10, 2021 | Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, General, Mammals, Pets | No comments

Jose Sanchez—a naturalist trained in marine biology, and an expert on the so-called “friendly whales” of San Ignacio Lagoon in the Baja California region of Mexico, having led ecotourism trips there for 25 years—recalls growing up in a family that prized nature and wildlife, regularly taking outdoor outings to explore and enjoy those things. Read more…

Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States

By | November 3, 2021 | Advocates, Captive, Cats, Cetaceans, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Factory Farming, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Mammals, Primates, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Wild | No comments

Kitty Block—President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), as well as CEO of Humane Society International, HSUS’ global division—discusses getting a precocious start working in animal welfare, in that her Mom was an animal activist. Read more…

Joshua Zeman, director of “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52”

By | July 7, 2021 | Actors & Filmmakers, Cetaceans, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife | No comments

Joshua Zeman—the director of  “The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52,” a feature-length documentary chronicling the science-oriented pursuit of a whale that experts think has spent his whole life in solitude because, they believe, he’s communicating at a frequency no other whale can understand—addresses the observation that this film represents a departure from his past work, noting he makes mysteries, and “The Loneliest Whale” is surely a mystery. Read more…

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