tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35486997750738641912024-03-21T19:13:09.541-07:00Wolf and Cat. . . it's all about the animals . . .Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-18516420688995209782013-09-18T09:32:00.002-07:002013-09-18T09:34:19.683-07:00Tiger Genome Sequenced<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130917-tiger-genome-sequenced-siberian-lion-cats-science/">Tiger Genome Sequenced, Shows Big Cats Evolved to Kill</a><br />from National Geographic Daily News </center>
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<br />Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-64818852678872983742012-06-06T12:40:00.003-07:002012-06-06T12:44:04.831-07:00Jaguars photographed at plantation in Columbia<div style="text-align: center;">
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"Panthera's Jaguar Corridor Initiative seeks to connect and protect jaguar populations from Argentina to Mexico within human-dominated landscapes, such as oil palm plantations, to preserve the species' genetic diversity." </div>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-57409946197118304222012-04-17T11:02:00.002-07:002012-06-06T12:41:12.027-07:00Russia to Create a "Land of the Leopard" National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Land of the Leopard" national park will create a new protected area in the Russian Far East, safeguarding 1,011 square miles of habitat for critically endangered Amur (Siberian) tigers and the world's rarest big cat, the Far Eastern leopard.<br />
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Read more <a href="http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/04/16/Russia-to-protect-endangered-big-cats/UPI-95091334605419/?spt=hs&or=sn">HERE</a>.Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-14035267102394298772012-04-13T09:06:00.000-07:002012-06-06T12:41:27.113-07:00Wolf Park Curator on "The Grey" <br />
A message from <a href="http://www.wolfpark.org/">Wolf Park</a> about the movie "The Grey":<br />
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"Using "The Grey" to understand wolves is like using Hannibal Lecter to understand humans. This film, which perpetuates the myth that wolves and humans cannot coexist, is being released at a time when wolves have been taken off of the endangered species list. We fear that conservation efforts will be hindered by misinformation disseminated by popular fiction such as "The Grey," and, of course, Wolf Park deplores harming of animals for human entertainment." </blockquote>
<a href="http://wolfpreservation.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/head-animal-curator-at-wolf-park-responds-to-the-grey-film-in-which-wolves-were-harmed-in-the-making/">Head Animal Curator at Wolf Park responds to “The Grey” film in which wolves were harmed in the making.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Wolf and Cat" -- I love it! </span></h1>
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<a href="http://www.independent.com/news/2012/mar/02/big-bad-wolf-and-cat-hat-entertain-students/">Big Bad WOLF & CAT in the Hat Entertain Students</a></h1>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-83614952265864117592012-03-02T08:57:00.000-08:002014-02-05T13:36:04.286-08:00Tigers of Sariska<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"Baghani, named after a village inside <a href="http://www.sariskanationalpark.com/">Sariska National Park</a>, is one of the five big cats relocated into the park by the Rajasthan forest department as part of the tiger revival project." ~ <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Reviving-Sariska-s-tiger-footprints/Article1-819466.aspx">Reviving Sariska's Tiger Footprints</a> by Alexina Correya, <i>Hindustan Times</i></blockquote>
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Be sure to check out <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nqyhz"><b>Tiger Dynasty</b></a>, part of a five-documentary BBC series on endangered wildlife.<br />
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What could be better for Wolf and Cat (The Blog) than a blog that features really cool photos of . . . wolves and a cat?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://murmurcreekobservatory.blogspot.com/2012/02/bobcat-and-wolf-photos.html?showComment=1329317241209#c7061068289348509040">Murmur Creek Observatory</a>!</span></div>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-54064007349845028052012-02-04T13:35:00.000-08:002012-06-06T12:42:38.629-07:00Would they? Could they? Do they?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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There's been a bit of a stir among wolf enthusiasts about the portrayal of our "darlings" in the movie The Gray, starring Liam Neeson. <br />
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To find out whether the movie does wolves a terrible disservice or presents them as they really are, Marc Silver interviewed Daniel MacNulty, a wildlife-ecology professor at Utah State University whose research on Arctic wolves is funded in part by the National Geographic Society.<br />
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<a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/03/would-real-wolves-act-like-the-wolves-of-the-grey/">Would Real Wolves Act Like the Wolves in The Gray?</a>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-53923501270505194752012-01-23T11:11:00.000-08:002012-06-06T12:42:51.402-07:00"Mr. Mom"?<br />
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"Pictures taken at the Ranthambore National Park on Saturday evening by wildlife conservator and photographer Balendu Singh show that the male tigers do double up as mothers for their cubs." ~ Bhanu Pratap Singh, The Times of IndiaScotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-91645530458523733782012-01-03T06:14:00.000-08:002012-06-06T12:43:09.609-07:00Wolf OR7 Enters California<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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“Whether one is for it or against it, the entry of this lone wolf into
California is an historic event and result of much work by the wildlife
agencies in the West,” said DFG Director Charlton H. Bonham. “If the
gray wolf does establish a population in California, there will be much
more work to do here.”</blockquote>
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Read more at the <a href="http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/wolf-or7-enters-california/">Department of Fish and Game NEWS. </a>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-85111854351559239572011-12-07T09:20:00.001-08:002012-06-06T12:43:27.511-07:00The Last Lions <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20111207/NEWS0107/112070313/">Jouberts share vulnerability of species during ‘Big Cat Week’</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>“One of the alarming things for us, which was the sort of genesis of
this film and this ‘Big Cat Week,’ actually, is that we discovered that
in our lifetimes, lion numbers have dropped from 450,000 down to 20,000,
and the leopard numbers are from 700,000 down to 50,000,” said Dereck
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The two-hour premiere of “The Last Lions” airs Dec. 16.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/big-cats/cause-an-uproar/episode-guide/">BIG CAT WEEK Episode Guide</a></span></div>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-34322690451733152432011-11-10T09:06:00.000-08:002012-06-06T12:43:52.257-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>From Panthera's November 2011 Newsletter</i><br />
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Links to images of Sumatran Tigers:<br />
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<a href="http://www.tigersincrisis.com/sumatran_tiger.htm">http://www.tigersincrisis.com/sumatran_tiger.htm</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/sumatrantiger/sumatrantiger.html">http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/sumatrantiger/sumatrantiger.html</a>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-82347898935082441262011-11-08T09:26:00.000-08:002012-06-06T12:44:30.270-07:00Will El Lobo Survive?For an update on the Mexican wolf recovery effort, read this excellent article by Jess Edberg, Information Services Director -- International Wolf Center: <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/11/03/Vocal-chord-shape-creates-big-cats-roars/UPI-40681320355164/">Vocal chord shape creates big cats' roars</a></span></div>
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"It had previously been thought lions roar deeply because the vocal folds are heavy with fat, but the new study suggests the fat gives the vocal folds their square shape as opposed to the more traditional triangular vocal folds found in most species, and may cushion the vocal folds and provide repair material when they are damaged." </blockquote>
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<br />Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-47778978015816524222011-11-01T11:27:00.000-07:002012-06-06T12:45:22.866-07:00"From the Cave to the Kennel"<i>". . .what the evolutionary history of the dog tells us about another animal: ourselves. From a cave in France, a new picture has emerged of canines as our prehistoric soulmates." </i><br />
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A fascinating article by Mark Derr, author of <i>How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends.</i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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Read the full article <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203554104577001843790269560.html?mod=WSJ_hps_RIGHTTopCarousel_1">HERE</a>.Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-22142138010933681142011-10-12T10:35:00.000-07:002012-06-06T12:46:03.981-07:00Which Genus is a Genius?<div style="text-align: left;">
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As posted on one of my favorite web sites, <a href="http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/2011/10/oxford-university-study-concludes-that.html">Coyotes,Wolves,Cougars..forever! </a><br />
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"Oxford University Study concludes that animals who live in social groups need to think more than solitary animals do and as a result have bigger brains......So <b>as a Genus, members of the dog family (wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackels, etc.) have larger brains than those of the cat family</b> (cougars, bobcats, lynx, jaguars, leopards, cheetahs--lions being the exception as they do live in groups) ..."<br />
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I doubt this will cause my feline friends to lose those smug expressions they always wear, but perhaps this research will allow canids to hold their heads a little higher.<br />
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To read the complete article, click on this link: <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">"Florida cattle ranchers understand that a balance needs to be reached between protecting endangered panthers and addressing the financial impacts of losing calves to panther predation," said Russell Priddy, owner of the 9,000-acre JB Ranch near the Big Cypress National Preserve.</span></blockquote>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-74966088418441345132011-09-23T09:16:00.000-07:002014-02-05T13:36:50.318-08:00Big Cats in BritainI feel a Warren Zevon song coming on... Only instead of "Werewolves in London" it's called "Big Cats in Britain." MRRROWWWW!<br />
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I see these stories all the time coming out of Great Britain. Sometimes the stories have a sort of "Loch Ness Monster" quality to them, but they are so common that I have trouble believing it's all a myth. It does remind me somewhat of people in various parts of the U.S. who are *positive* they saw a wolf near their home, even though people who keep track of such things say it was no doubt a coyote or dog. Here is a story from Wakefield about a BIG CAT:<br />
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<a href="http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/wakefield-news/big_cat_out_on_the_prowl_in_wakefield_1_3802132">‘Big cat’ out on the prowl in Wakefield</a></h1>
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Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-72096676818126453842011-09-10T11:22:00.000-07:002014-02-05T13:37:29.192-08:00Big Cats vs Laser Pointers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This video (linked below) is making the rounds, and I couldn't resist sharing it here. I'm a big admirer of the folks at <a href="http://bigcatrescue.org/">Big Cat Rescue </a>and I hope to visit there someday soon. Meanwhile, enjoy these video clips!</div>
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Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-81024456422643699282011-08-06T11:01:00.000-07:002011-08-06T11:01:14.975-07:00Wolf and Bear!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Check out these great photos of a bear and wolf interacting:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/2011/08/remember-award-winning-play-and-movie.html">What Do Bears And Wolves In Yellowstone National Park Do When No One's Watching?</a></div><div><br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"If you want to avoid becoming a lion's dinner, keep an eye on the moon. A new study reveals that the big cats are most likely to attack people during the 10 days following the full moon. That's when it's darkest during the hours that humans are out and about at night—and when lions are at their hungriest".</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from an intriguing article by Rebecca Kessler about man-eating lions:</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I "met" Robyn not long after my book </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i>One Wolf Howls</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> was published by Sylvan Dell Publishing. We were brought together by Robyn's friend Gail Karwoski, another Sylvan Dell author, who noticed that Robyn and I shared an interest in wolves.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Hello Robyn, and welcome to Wolf and Cat!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks for having me!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>I'm going to start by having you share a little bit about yourself. What basic information would you like readers to know about Robyn Hood Black?</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Basic – hmm. I love to read, love to write, love to draw – and I’ve been crazy about animals since I was a baby pup myself. I enjoy writing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children. I’m very active in SCBWI (the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) and am the new assistant editor for an online haiku journal, Berry Blue Haiku. I also enjoy presenting to all age groups – school visits, book festivals, etc. My husband and I share life with a daughter in college and a son in high school. We’re all vegetarian – my husband’s a vegan, in fact.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>It's obvious that you love animals. Do you have pets? Can you tell us a little about them?</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The only time in my life I was ever without a pet was when I was in college. My husband and I married right after college graduation. When he was in grad school (seminary, then med school later), I nudged a move out of our nice little student housing duplex into a virtual shack after the first year, just so we could get a puppy – a Norwegian elkhound. We soon had a cat, too, of course. We just celebrated our 27th anniversary, and our current animal companion list includes a hound-shepherd mix, two dachshund mixes, and two cats – we’ve had all but one of them 10 years or more. We’ve lost two older kitties in the past year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don’t remember ever not being fascinated with wolves. During school visits, I enjoy showing kids my yellowed, tattered copies of the classics Kavik the Wolf Dog (Walt Morey) and Call of the Wild (Jack London) that I read at their age. We always had dogs growing up – usually shepherd or husky types – I’ve always loved wolfy-looking dogs!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>You volunteer at the <a href="http://www.chestateewildlife.com/">Chestatee Wildlife Preserve</a> in Dahlonega, Georgia. When did you start volunteering there? What has that experience been like for you?</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It’s been a real blessing. I’ve been volunteering there over three years now. It’s a small, nonprofit zoo on about 20 acres, founded by C. W. Wathen almost 20 years ago. Much of his experience, by the way, is with big cats, and there are several at the preserve. Many of the animals there are rescues, given up by private owners or coming from other situations – sometimes the preserve is their last hope. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some of the resident animals were born there, such as Luna, a three-year-old wolf I’ve worked with since she was a pup. The other wolf currently at the preserve came a year ago when he was three months old. His name is Rio, and he’s now as big as Luna. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I especially enjoy talking to kids about wolves, at the preserve or in schools – many young wolf enthusiasts keep me on my toes with their questions! I appreciate getting to share wolf education with people of all ages. And I’m always learning more myself.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At one of our SCBWI Southern Breeze conferences, I met an editor whom I’d previously “met” online, Peggy Shaw. At that time, she was a senior editor with Dalmatian Press/Intervisual Books and was looking for writers for an animal vault series. I waited patiently to talk with her, after hearing she needed a book on wolves, and handed her my business card with the words “loves wolves” written on it. We talked, and she kindly invited me to interview with the publisher, and they hired me! My good friend/critique group buddy Donna H. Bowman had just been hired to write the <i>BIG CATS</i> book in the series. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The easiest aspect of writing the book was immersing myself in wolf information for weeks, and it was great fun coming up with ways to organize facts into the spreads. I had to write fast, so I called upon my inner newspaper writer from a few years back to churn out lots of words in a short period of time. It was a little challenging coming up with ideas for the interactive elements – I consulted lots of pop-up books. And now the most difficult aspect is that the series is sadly out of print. Some used copies are available online, and I have a few stashed away for school visits. [Fun fact: In 2010, Donna’s and my books were printed in Portuguese in Brazil!]</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>You do a lot of school visits. What is the most unusual, most interesting, most unexpected, or funniest question a child has asked you about wolves?</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Last year I was in a cafeteria with several hundred K-2nd graders piled in on the floor. I left a few minutes at the end of my presentation for questions, and the hand of a beautiful little blond-haired girl shot up – maybe five years old or so. “How can you tell if it’s a man wolf or a lady wolf?” she asked. I quickly noted the concerned look on the faces of a couple of teachers, and responded something to the effect of, “Well, just like with people – they are different.” I moved on to the next question, and I think I heard the media specialist exhale.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Please tell us three things you would like everyone to know about wolves.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1.) Wolves are incredibly intelligent, resourceful, social animals.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2.) Even wolves in captivity are still wild animals and should be respected as such.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3.) Wolves and so many other animals are dependent upon having wild places in which to live, and it’s our responsibility to protect their habitats even as human populations grow. 3 and a half): Wolf management is a very controversial issue, but the fate of wolves and other species depends upon “opposing sides” being able to work together.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Is there anything else you would like to share?</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just a hearty thanks to you for allowing me to visit, and for your continued commitment to wolves, cats, and other animals! </span><br />
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</span>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-22015350260740984102011-06-20T09:12:00.000-07:002011-06-20T09:17:06.962-07:00Big-cat activist gives own theory on mountain lions<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> "What I believe is there is a small population or small number of wild mountain lions out there, mountain lions that clearly in the past have been held in captivity, who are maintaining themselves and breeding."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">~ Alan Rabinowitz, Chief Executive, Panthera</span></blockquote><div>Complete article:</div><a href="http://www.lohud.com/article/20110620/NEWS01/106200325/Big-cat-activist-gives-own-theory-mountain-lions?odyssey=nav|head">Big-cat activist gives own theory on mountain lions</a>Scotti Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550034108886104840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3548699775073864191.post-75837120547341546132011-06-08T10:00:00.000-07:002011-06-08T10:00:52.339-07:00There's a panther in the house!I really enjoyed this column by Jill Pertler -- particularly since I also have a "black panther" in my house.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jun/07/jill-pertler-theres-a-panther-in-the-house/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There's a panther in the house</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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