by Duncan | Jan 5, 2011 | Authors
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...
by Duncan | Sep 10, 2008 | Elephants, Sanctuaries
Pat Derby–co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which operates three animal sanctuaries in Northern California, among them the 2300-acre ARK 2000, where upwards of a dozen elephants live–discusses the needs of and challenges faced by...
by libby | Aug 29, 2005 | Elephants
Roland Smith–co-author with his wife Marie of the new children’s book, “Zoo Is For Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet,” a beautifully-illustrated work that provides two levels of animal info (one for toddlers, the other for much older kids &...
by libby | Aug 16, 2004 | Captive Exotic, Wildlife
Les Schobert, a consultant on zoos and captive wildlife with 30+ years of experience–including a 15-year tenure as General Curator of the North Carolina State Zoo & a somewhat more recent stint as Animal Collection Curator at the L.A. Zoo–discusses the...
