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Jason Hribal, historian and author, most recently of “Fear Of The Animal Planet: The Hidden History Of Animal Resistance”

Duncan — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:00:17 +0000

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 facilities. Jason Hribal, an author who holds a PhD in history, discusses his latest book, […]

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Pat Derby–co-founder of The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

Duncan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000

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 captive elephants; indicates that her view of elephants in zoos isn’t inherently one of opposition but involves a […]

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Roland Smith–co-author of new children’s book

libby — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:30:45 +0000

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 & adults)–discusses his approach to writing this book, his background of 20 years working at zoos, his role […]

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Les Schobert–zoo & captive wildlife consultant

libby — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:00:32 +0000

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 key challenges and changes facing zoos now and in the years ahead, outlines the […]

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