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ASLE Spotlight: Multispecies Connections

March 24, 2026 by John Yunker

Enjoy this conversation about multispecies connections, literature, reading, and writing with ASLE and Boria Sax, Lesley Wheeler, Lay Sion Ng, Nate Otjen, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Amy McIntyre, Midge Raymond and yours truly …

Read more: ASLE Spotlight: Multispecies Connections

Categories Activism, Animal POV, Animals, Anthropocene, Education, Events, Q&A

The Great (Unknown) Pet Massacre

September 29, 2019October 21, 2018 by John Yunker
Cover of The Great Cat and Dog Massacre by Hilda Kean

The title of this book almost begs incredulity. The Great Cat & Dog Massacre? When I first saw the book cover I struggled to imagine what the book was about …

Read the review: The Great (Unknown) Pet Massacre

Categories Animal Rights, Birds, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Pets, University of Chicago Press

Book Review: An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar

September 29, 2019January 17, 2015 by Shel Graves
An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar

Expect to learn a bit about the history of species conservation as Alan Rabinowitz, CEO of Panthera, a nonprofit dedicated to big cat conservation, tells the story of his work …

Read the review: Book Review: An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar

Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Endangered Species, Island Press, Nonfiction

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