Earlier this month I finished a book about one man’s quest to help protect the northern white rhino. It was called “The Last Rhinos” by Lawrence Anthony and at the very end of the book, something happened to me that doesn’t occur very often. I cried.
Category: Conservation
Once Upon a Time: The Beginning to My Love for Animals and Nature
One of my favorite phrases is “Once upon a time”. It’s probably the most ideal phrase to begin any statement in which you need my undivided attention. Those words are what propelled me to be the person I am today. The first time I heard those words, “once upon a time”, was not from a…
Letter to Animal Rights
I recognize that debating with the animal rights agenda is incredibly frustrating, for both sides. I often wish I could wave a magic wand and instantly have the anti-zoo folks see things from my point of view, and that I could see things from theirs. It does seem to me that emotions run rampant in…
100 Ways of Fitness Day 11: Palm Oil Talk
Today I did our Keeper Chat at the zoo. I had asked to do this talk because I felt for one of the first times, I had an angle that could hook folks into listening and acting. Here was my spiel: Blah blah blah about the elephants. They receive phenomenal care, they get tons of…