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Jim Oesterle, Asst. U.S. Attorney for Western District of Washington

By | August 15, 2018 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Educators, Elephants, General, Mammals, Wild | No comments

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–describes what’s involved in leading the office’s environmental crimes working group, and prosecuting offenses under all the environmental statues. Read more…

Barbara Trask Lovett, president of Save Nosey Now!

By | July 25, 2018 | Advocates, Captive, Elephants, General | No comments

Barbara Trask Lovett—the president of Save Nosey Now! (SNN), an organization that helped a high-profile, long-suffering circus elephant (Nosey) win freedom from the neglectful, exploitative treatment of her owner…and seeks to educate the public about the plight of captive elephants, and pursue elephant-related litigation, legislation, protests, and other measures designed to improve their lives—recounts a childhood replete with animals, including on a family farm in Maine. Read more…

Ashley Bell, director of “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story”

By | June 20, 2018 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Elephants, General | No comments

Ashley Bell—the actress perhaps best known for her acclaimed work in such top horror films as “The Last Exorcism” and “Psychopath”—discusses the elements and interests that led her to directing “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story,” a documentary chronicling the rescue in Thailand of a 70-year-old partially blind Asian elephant, and the ensuing 480-mile trek to a sanctuary and new life. Read more…

Ronnie Graves, whose company creates custom prosthetic limbs for animals

By | November 29, 2017 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Elephants, Health & Behavior, Horses, Sanctuaries, Wild | No comments

Ronnie Graves—owner of  Veterinary Inclusive Prosthetics And Orthotics, in Bushnell, Florida, which, for more than 20 years, has created custom prosthetic limbs for animals suffering from injuries, illnesses, or birth defects—recounts how he got started in the business of working on those sorts of devices for human clients. Read more…

Dr. Keith Lindsay, author of “Solitary Elephants in Japan” report

By | August 30, 2017 | Advocates, Authors, Captive, General, Health & Behavior | No comments

Dr. Keith Lindsay—the conservation biologist whose career reflects a longstanding dedication to studying elephants—recalls how he got started in 1977 at the Amboseli Elephants Research Project, in southern Kenya, by something of a fluke. Read more…

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