Ode to the Lindsay Wildlife Vet
May. 23rd, 2020Sheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #7 Wildlife veterinarians are a special breed. One moment they can be examining an enormous Bald Eagle, with a wingspan almost as wide as they are tall, […]
Why Wildlife Matters: Director's Blog
“Save an Individual, Save a Species” Revisited
May. 15th, 2020 | 1 CommentsSheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #6 I want to take you today to the northeast corner of Costa Rica on a sunny day in June 2012. I had just started a new […]
BIOLITERACY: Learning to Speak the Language of Nature
May. 7th, 2020Sheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #5 Thirty-seven years ago, I met Dr. Daniel Janzen, a notable and brilliant ecologist and conservationist, in Pennsylvania and later again in Costa Rica. Through him, I […]
The Meaning of Life is About …
May. 1st, 2020Sheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #4 In his seminal book “My First Summer in the Sierra,” published in 1911, John Muir said: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we […]
Connecting the Dots
Apr. 24th, 2020Sheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #3 First impressions, first experiences are compelling. The first time a child sees a wild animal, let’s say, a porcupine, it will leave an impact that can […]
Why We Do What We Do
Apr. 17th, 2020Sheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #2 A car pulls up to the Lindsay wildlife hospital’s gate. The gate is open, so they drive into the parking lot. A blue-masked person carries a […]
Why Wildlife Matters: A Blog by Lindsay’s Executive Director
Apr. 13th, 2020Sheltering-in-Place Blog Entry #1 Dear Friends of the Lindsay Wildlife Experience: Have I told you lately how much we miss you? It is a huge understatement to say this to […]