Thanks to DawnWatch for this report on whales in captivity (photos added by me): Having just arrived home from my New Zealand and Australia trip, with no time yet to start to play any catch-up, I got a Facebook message from Australian animal advocate Wendy Shaw letting me know that the Australian “60 Minutes” had [...]
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I hate typing those words. I hate knowing that sometimes it’s true. Yesterday as I started down the one-and-a-half lane road to the sanctuary where I volunteer, I saw a small fox limping on the side of the road. I stopped my car and the fox crossed behind me. As he limped closer to my [...]
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This DawnWatch Alert features two stories aired on mainstream media last Friday night. Two terrific stories aired on US mainstream media on Friday night, July 30, which in this age of web viewing we can still watch and let the media know how much the coverage was appreciated. CBS Evening News did a sweet story [...]
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Sorry for being a bit late with this news, and thanks to Karen Dawn for the story. BTW, I attended the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary event she mentions, and Capt. Watson is very inspirational. “Sea Shepherd’s Captain Paul Watson, who much of the public knows as Whale Wars Captain Paul Watson, will be on Larry [...]
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Just this week I returned from a five-day visit to New Orleans. It’d been five years since my last visit and I was eager to see how the area was getting along. I traveled with a friend who’d never been to the Deep South so there were a few mandatory things we had to see [...]
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Y’all are aware by now of the horrendous amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. What we don’t know is just how much damage this man-made disaster will do to ecosystems, wildlife, and even humans. But I can tell you this, it’s going to make the Exxon-Valdez spill look like a day in [...]
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There might be one or two people who still regularly check this blog and they might have noticed the lack of content in the past seven or eight months. Or not. I really don’t know. What I do know is that I can’t muster the energy or interest to post here like I once did. [...]
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UPDATE: IFAW’s video of the rally and lobbying Today, to celebrate Earth Day, I attended IFAW’s Rally for the Whales. It’s especially important on this 40th anniversary of Earth Day to draw attention to whale hunting because the Obama Administration plans to announce the lifting of the ban on commercial whaling. Today. Earth Day. During [...]
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It’s my birthday. It’s not nearly the big deal it was last year when I had a party at Barrel Oak Winery and 20+ friends showed up from near and far, we drank a case of wine and raised more than $800 for Wildlife Direct. The staff at WLD called my cell phone – from [...]
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Come out and hear Dr. Lucy talk about her experience treating Rwanda’s wild mountain gorillas, plus stories from her book, “The Rhino With Glue-on Shoes.” WHO: Dr. Lucy Spelman (see bio below) WHAT: Lecture & Book Signing “Taking Care of Wild Animals, One Patient at a Time:The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes—and More” WHERE: Signature Theater [...]
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