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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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Tag: Elephants

What drives elephant poaching? It’s not greed-

Fewer elephants were poached in areas where communities were healthier and wealthier, a study on thousands of killings in 30 … More

Advocacy, Conservation, Education, Elephants, endangered species, environment, history, Nature, poaching, poverty, Rachel Fobar, Research, Science, truth, wildlife

What are animals thinking? They feel empathy, grieve, seek joy just like us.

Rats show kindness, orcas mourn their dead, and monkeys protest injustice. Scientists are learning that other species also have complex … More

Animals thinking?, anthropomorphizing, Crows and Ravens, Education, Elephants, intelligence, Orca, Research, Science, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

For the Love of Elephants

Please, before you go to sleep tonight, think of ways you can reach out and help all the creatures out … More

Conservation, Elephants, empathy, Let Kids Be Kids, Nature, NY Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Weekly Elephant

Elephants Have a Secret Weapon Against Cancer

“…The biggest animals should have the highest risks of developing tumors, but they don’t…” ED YONG – is a staff … More

Advocacy, Cancer, Charity, Elephants, environment, health, Medicine, Research, Science, Social Justice

Earth Lost 2.5 Billion Years’ Worth of Evolutionary History in Just 130,000 Years

“Even if humans curbed destructive actions within next 50 years, it would take between five to seven million years for … More

Advocacy, Elephants, endangered species, Evolution, Friends, Let Kids Be Kids, Nature, Research, Science, Smithsonian, Social Justice

How Teeth Became Tusks, and Tusks Became Liabilities

Humans, mice, narwhals — most mammals rely on ancient genes to produce teeth and tusks. But the tuskless elephants of … More

Africa, Elephants, Protection, Research, Science, Tusks
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