Max Elder Interview
A TASTE OF FOOD REVOLUTIONMax Elder is an animal advocate and ethicist. As a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, Max has been pioneering the ethical consideration of…
Jimmiel Mandima Interview
GOOD STEWARDSHIP FOR AFRICA'S WILDLIFEJimmiel Mandima is an aquatic ecologist, with extensive field experience in wildlife conservation. In his current position of Program Design and Partner Relations Director at African…
Ben Mirin Interview
IN TUNE WITH THE BEAT OF NATUREBen Mirin is a one-of-a-kind musician, researcher and explorer who creates music from sounds he records in nature. As a wildlife DJ, he travels…
Claudine Andre Interview
SURVIVING IN PARADISE Claudine André, is a Belgian-born conservationist, and the founder of the sanctuary Lola ya Bonobo (Paradise for Bonobos), just south of Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the…
Asher Jay Interview
A WHOLE PLANET OF LOVE Asher Jay is a designer, artist, writer, National Geographic emerging explorer, creative conservationist, and a force of nature incarnate. She is a leading figure in…
Amy Hatkoff Interview
DISARMINGLY INTELLIGENT © Liktorius 2013 Do cows feel a sense of accomplishment when they learn a new task? Are chickens capable of understanding the concept of "future”? In her book,…
Infidelity in Nature: A Lion’s Story
By Devin ZingsheimWhen people think of mating, especially in the case of humans, they often think of one man marrying and mating with a single female. While this provides a…
Do Rats Laugh?
By Megan McGrathEven before human babies can speak, they will giggle when tickled. Jaak Panksepp, a neuroscientist of emotion at Washington State University, noted “if one wants to become friends with…
Transmissions from the ‘Singing Planet’
By Megan McGrathTake a moment to think about the ways you communicate every day. Maybe you called your friend up for a chat on the phone. Maybe you kissed your…
How much thought do you give to the lowly chicken?
By Megan McGrath Probably not much, besides as a pale cellophane-wrapped piece of meat to be slipped into the frying pan for dinner (or to be avoided, if you are…