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Hilda Tresz Has ‘A Week to Change’ the Lives of Captive Animals

April 01, 2026 — Many of us have likely visited a zoo as a young person or with children, and for most this experience is the first time we encounter many animals from across the world. These establishments range in their care and housing of their residents; while some are not so great, others excel and often give back […]

Nature Photography Day: Through The Lens We Understand and Care

April 01, 2026 — For some, seeing is believing and a way to connect to experiences. Photos have the exceptional power to do just that. For example, when we read or hear that thousands of hectares of land are logged, the glaciers are melting at record speed, or that chimpanzees are so like human beings, nothing relates those facts […]

Why Aren’t There More Wonder Women in STEM?

April 01, 2026 — The new Wonder Woman movie released last week has sparked (appropriately) an outpouring of excitement and support, outlining and reinforcing how necessary it is to have women represented in media and, perhaps most importantly, portrayed as capable of anything and as successful in any profession (or super-profession). As in the case of Dr. Jane Goodall, not […]

Finding Maurice: Karin Konoval in ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’

April 01, 2026 — Finding Maurice by Karin Konoval In 2010 I was cast as “Maurice” in the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The challenge: how do I portray, with physical and psychological integrity, a mature male orangutan? It was the most unique and strenuous preparation for a role I’ve ever undertaken. I began with every […]

Hope For the Planet on World Environment Day

April 01, 2026 — Hope in Action The power of a single story is immeasurable. When a young 26 year old woman from England traveled to Tanzania to study wild animals and share their stories, she transformed our understanding of our relationship to non-human animals, and what was possible for a woman in science, or in general. The reverberations […]

100th Birthday Wish: Protect National Parks and Monuments

April 01, 2026 — National Parks and monuments are more than simply public space. Presidents of the past have realized their tremendous value to Americans not only as a part of our national identity, but as a place for reflection, connection with nature, and as a right for every citizen regardless of identity. Many Americans and visitors from abroad […]

Resolution at Last for New York Blood Center Chimps in Liberia

April 01, 2026 — In a landscape of impassioned people fighting battles everyday for what is right, this week we can accept victory. The Humane Society of the United States has, after two years of dedication along with a coalition of dedicated individuals and organizations, come to a multi-million-dollar agreement with the New York Blood Center (NYBC) in the care […]

The Paris Agreement & the Agreement We Must Make to Protect Life on Earth

April 01, 2026 — The Paris Agreement represents an unprecedented collaboration among nations who choose to work together to address climate change in their own countries and globally. Dr. Jane Goodall participated in the 21st Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on Climate Change in Paris and, at that time, she called on each of us to take […]

War for the Planet of the Apes Partners with JGI To Help Chimps

April 01, 2026 — What compels us about the narrative of a young woman entering into an unknown jungle to discover a world of primates, so much like ourselves? It is the realization of our ultimate connection to these beings; a learned respect for something within great apes and all those derived from this shared earthly and ancient evolutionary […]

Call to Action: Vaquita Nears Extinction, But There is Still Hope.

April 01, 2026 — 2017 has been a year full of crazy news, especially in the environmental realm. In the whirlwind of stories and headlines, a new one is about to emerge: “Marine Mammal Forced to Extinction”. With such somber stories, it is ever important that we use them as fuel for our hopeful navigation of our world. Let’s […]

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Hilda Tresz Has ‘A Week to Change’ the Lives of Captive Animals

Nature Photography Day: Through The Lens We Understand and Care

Why Aren’t There More Wonder Women in STEM?

Finding Maurice: Karin Konoval in ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’

Hope For the Planet on World Environment Day

100th Birthday Wish: Protect National Parks and Monuments

Resolution at Last for New York Blood Center Chimps in Liberia

The Paris Agreement & the Agreement We Must Make to Protect Life on Earth

War for the Planet of the Apes Partners with JGI To Help Chimps

Call to Action: Vaquita Nears Extinction, But There is Still Hope.