Took up animal advocacy in mid-career as author & publisher Roberta Kalechofsky, 90, author, animal advocate, educator, historian, and publisher, died on April 5, 2022 in hospice care in Chelsea, Massachusetts, near her longtime home in Marblehead, Massachusetts. ANIMALS 24-7, unfortunately, only learned of her death on January 26, 2023, necessitating this late obituary. Valued […]
An open letter to James Cameron & Avatar crew by Ric O’Barry
“I was hoping it was a mistake. “It wasn’t, but it was a brutal wake up call.” I watched the video of the Avatar: The Way of Water Tokyo Press Event several times – held on/around December 10 at the Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa. I hope you will watch it, too. (See link below.) To watch this […]
The Coasts of California, ecological apocalypse, & evolution
Written & illustrated by Obi Kaufmann 639 pages $55.00 from HeydayBooks.com Yes, The Coasts of California would make an excellent holiday season gift for anyone interested in nature, ecology, hiking, or just in California generally, if only by reason of living there and wanting to understand the habitat and the socio-economic and political issues associated […]
Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities
Jordan had a key role in forming at least nine organizations in 48 years, most of which still exist William Johnston Jordan, 97, known to the world as Bill Jordan, wildlife veterinarian, author, and founder or cofounder of a constellation of wildlife care projects spanning the globe, died on July 5, 2022, at the SSM Health/St. […]
Earth First! founder & “conservative conservationist” Dave Foreman, 74
Was also “rewilding” advocate & outspoken opponent of immigration Dave Foreman, 74, died on September 19, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in 1947, the son of a U.S. Air Force sergeant, Foreman spent most of his life in and around Albuquerque, before, after, and during two decades of fame as the often controversial and […]
Getting Shelly Home, by Yasmin Mohamad (Wavy Adventures Book One)
Illustrated by Stephen Bibb. 80 pages, 2022. $15.99 paperback, ebook $7.99 Barnes & Noble, $8.99 Kindle. Reviewed by Beth Clifton. Getting Shelly Home author Yasmin Mohamad believes that children learn best when they are having fun. Mohamad wrote the children’s book Getting Shelly Home with this in mind. Getting Shelly Home is the first of […]
Five paws up for Stephen Best dog rescue film “Saving Dinah”
Saving Dinah Directed by Stephen Best Starring Amanda Langille, Craig Martin, and Paul James Saunders. 90 minutes. $1.99 from Amazon Prime Video (rental) or $4.99 to purchase. Produced by the Animal Alliance of Canada. Reviewed by Merritt & Beth Clifton. Bill Sikes, arch-villain of the 1838 Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, might justly be called one of […]
How one lion & one bear survived the 2014-2017 ISIS occupation of Mosul
Father of Lions: Saving Starving Animals at the Mosul Zoo by Louise Callaghan 383 pages, 2020. Forge Book, c/o Tom Doherty Associates; available in multiple print & electronic formats c/o Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and Kindle at prices from $12.99 up. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton “Good afternoon. I am writing because I want to […]
See the video exposé that sent Jack Hanna into demented retirement––free!
The Conservation Game Directed by Michael Webber, featuring Tim Harrison, founder, Outreach for Animals If you have not yet seen The Conservation Game, the acclaimed exposé of exotic cat exhibition and trafficking that sent longtime animal exhibitor Jack Hanna into retirement due to alleged dementia, there will never be a better time to watch it––free––than […]
Forever Young: Thoreau, Einstein, Bronte, Thurman, Goodall, & Carson
Forever Young: How Six Great Individuals Have Drawn upon the Powers of Childhood and How We Can Follow Their Lead by William Crain, cofounder of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary Turning Stone Press Reviewed by Karen Davis, PhD, president, United Poultry Concerns Our society’s children seldom experience nature anymore. They move between poles of a cold-blooded […]
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