Animals in the Wild

Personal narrative from the famed primate researcher regarding her years of interactions with and observations of the chimpanzee residents of Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

This collection of essays from scholars in biology, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, political science, and philosophy, as well as from those doing fieldwork in their own countries around the world, argues that conservation practices should be rooted in empathy and compassion for the well-being of individuals, species, populations, and ecosystems.

Examines, in an accessible fashion, questions of fish sentience, intelligence and memory from consideration of the point of view of individual representatives of the over 30,000 species of fish, including practices such as courtship rituals, bonding, hunting cooperatively, tool use, deception, etc., and calls for a more enlightened and compassionate relationship with aquatic life.

A firsthand account of a social psychologist’s somewhat accidental introduction to the world of cat rescue, the trap-neuter-return method of feral cat management and the often hidden world of feral cats and the people who care and advocate for them. Includes survey research and descriptive accounts of the impact of feral cat work on caretakers, communities and cats.