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| Welcome ... However you landed here, thanks for stopping by. I’ve been covering animal issues in print, radio, and TV for more than two decades – in fact, my whole career has been one big excuse to get close to as many creatures as possible. Left: Tally and me.
Television Secret Life is a celebration of our deep ties to the creatures around us. It's a show that seeks to unlock the wonder of the animals themselves, our mysterious bond with them, and our lives together: From breathtaking stories of survival in the wild to pragmatic tips on understanding our pets and keeping them healthy. You can catch it on NECN Sundays at 11:30 am and 6:30 pm, or you can view many of the segments online, by clicking here.
Books For the past several years, I’ve been focused on THE LADY AND THE PANDA, the incredible story of Ruth Harkness (part Jane Goodall, part Myrna Loy), the dress designer who in 1936 brought the first live giant panda to the West. It has been a life changing experience -- or I should say is a life changing experience, since the book continues to open some amazing doors.
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Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of THE HOURS, brilliant writer and all-around great human being, is adapting the story for Focus Features. There's a little more information on the New York Times' movie database (click here). Other books: THE MODERN ARK: THE STORY OF ZOOS, PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE ANIMAL ER CATS UP CLOSE DOGS UP CLOSE
If you're interested in Boswell, the gray goose featured in the June 13 issue of The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine -- there's great news. He's feeling fine.(Chipper enough to start his own rather dishy blog, in fact.) below: with Mark and Boswell at what we used to call Tufts vet school. .JPG) Click on the links to: View Boswell's own blog, THE DAILY HONK.(But don't email him anything you want kept private, the bird is a little -- you should excuse the expression -- loose-lipped on that blog.)   Articles
My piece on John and Frank Craighead, (click for link to story) the swashbuckling twins who conducted the groundbreaking grizzly research in Yellowstone, appeared in the Nov. 11 issue of the Washington Post Magazine.
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