All posts tagged conservation

Dr. Laurie Marker, founder of Cheetah Conservation Fund

By | August 24, 2016 | Advocates, By Guest, Cats, General | No comments

Dr. Laurie Marker—the founder and executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), speaking by phone from the CCF base in Namibia—recounts her childhood, growing up near Los Angeles, and how animals were central to her life even then, though it was mainly horses, noting she started riding as a young kid and still tries to ride daily now. Read more…

Michele Raffin, founder of Pandemonium Aviaries

By | December 3, 2014 | Advocates, Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Captive Exotic, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries, Wildlife | No comments

Michele Raffin— founder and CEO of Pandemonium Aviaries, a Northern California conservation organization dedicated to saving birds—recounts how rescuing an injured dove she spotted on the side of the road some 15 years ago launched her on the long, winding road she traveled moving Pandemonium from seat-of-the-pants rescue operation to internationally prominent breeding facility for avian species facing extinction due to the destruction of their natural habitat. Read more…