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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Category: environment

“…To Sleep – Perchance to Dream…”

Are you a ‘lark’ or an ‘owl’? Your body clock holds the answer.The sleep/wake cycle is just part of a … More

circadian rhythms, Education, Gina Poe, Harvard Medical School, insomnia, REM, Research, Robert Stickgold, Science, sleep cycle, sleep deprived, University of California

In Morocco’s mountains, villagers hold on to ancient traditions

Communal granaries have disappeared across North Africa, but Amazigh villagers in Morocco are trying to preserve them. Aljazeera – 22 … More

Abdelghani Charai, Amazigh, Atlas Mountains, Aures Mountains, Berber Language, Education, Emanuele Maspoli, environment, history, Morocco, Naima Keddane, Research, truth

At the Woodland Park Zoo Rhinos Taj and Glenn get fancy in the flooring department!

Posted by Elizabeth Bacher, Communications, with contributions from Al Kennedy and Chad Harmon, Rhino Keepers at the Woodland Park Zoo … More

Al Kennedy, Assam RhinoReserve, Chad Harmon, Conservation, Elizabeth Bacher, endangered species, India, Nepal, One Horned Rhino, Woodland Park zoo

The Battle to Save Nepal’s Wildlife – Video

Tigers and rhinos were almost poached to extinction in Nepal – now their numbers are on the rise. We ask … More

Advocacy, Al Jazeera, Education, environment, Nature, Nepal, Research, Rhinos, saving wildlife, Science, Tigers, truth

At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree

In a new study, genetics and archaeology combine to reveal the ancient origins of humanity’s first beast of burden. By Franz … More

Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, DNA, Donkeys, Education, environment, Franz Lidz, history, iconography, Nature, Research, Samuel Aranda, Science, Science Magazine, truth

Who were the first people to ride horses? Ancient skeletons reveal new clues

The roughly 5,000-year-old human remains were found in graves from the Yamnaya culture, and the discovery may partially explain their … More

Bulgaria, Education, history, horses, Hungary, Martin Trautmann, Przewalski’s horses, Research, Romania, Science, Tom Metcalfe, truth, University of Helsinki, Volker Heyd

An Interview with PT Hirschfield

PT Hirschfield is an Ocean Art Winner and World-Renowned Underwater Photographer An Interview with PT Hirschfield PT Hirschfield is not … More

Australia, Courage, Education, Endometrial Cancer, environment, Friends, Great Australian Spider crab, Interview, joy in living, Nature, PT Hirschfield, Queensland, Research, Science, truth

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

It’s not just dogs: Even worms and ants can be trained to detect markers of illness, from COVID to tuberculosis. … More

African giant pouch rat, Ants, Bees, Cancer, Education, environment, health, liz langley, National Geographic, Nature, Research, Science

Cocaine Bear, Meet Cannabis Raccoon and McFlurry Skunk

Wild animals eat the strangest things. That can be a problem, for them and for us. Emily Anthes – NY … More

Animal Health, be responsible, Education, Emily Anthes, environment, Gibson center, living with nature, Nature, Research, wildlife biology, wildlife health, Wildlife Rehabilitation

Jimmy Carter’s Presidency Was Not What You Think

Kai Bird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, the director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography and the author of … More

Camp David accords, courtesy, empathy and education, eradication of the Guinea worm, Habitat for Humanity, Hostages, Jimmy Carter, Kai Bird, Panama Canal, politeness, scandal free administration, The Carter Center

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