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Join us for a discussion with Dr. Jennie Dapice. She is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of New England in Portland, Maine. She has over a decade ofoccupational therapy practice in school-based settings, much of which involved the intentional incorporation of therapy and facility dogs. Her current research examines therapy dog impact on school climate, and she is the co-author of Therapy Dogs in Schools: An Evidence-Based Protocol for Best Practice with Robin Peth-Pierce.

Join us in a discussion with Dr Sarah King about wild horses and burros in the Western United States. Learn how they are managed, why they are managed, and the complexity of achieving improved wild horse welfare.

Learn about the effort to stop Colorado's unlimited trapping and hunting of coyotes, foxes, bobcats and other "furbearers" in the state. Samantha works with the Center for Biological Diversity's Carnivore Conservation program. She handles carnivore issues nationwide with a focus on state-level progress. Samantha's career has included wildlife commission reform, political advocacy, and coalition building to advance carnivore policy across the U.S. West. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University California Riverside and a Master of Public Policy from Pepperdine University.

Listen to Craig talk about Great Horned Owls Craig Perdue, Ph.D. is the owner/operator of Shadow Speak, LLC (http://www.shadowspeak.org/) providing programs involving free-flight encounters with wild bird species to (1) impart an enriched acquaintance between people and wildlife, (2) change conservation behavior affecting preservation of wildlife in their native state, and (3) make publications available directly toward these ends.

Listen to Jen Currin-McCulloch and Emma Brown talk about their recent publication.

Learn from Emily Zepeda why urban coyotes show up where they do—and why parks, pathways, and landscape features matter far more than human demographics.

Kristen Baltrum is the founder and Executive Director of Annie and Millie's Place, a non-profit dedicated to helping people experiencing homelessness keep their pets by providing resources, pet-friendly solutions, and advocacy, named inmemory of her sister Annie and her dog Millie, who faced homelessness together.

Learn from Brent Hershey, a pork producer who converted his operation away from gestation crates after Proposition 12 towards more humane pig housing systems, and who has been keeping track of the impacts of the change.

Join us to hear conservation psychologist and campaigner Stephanie Klarmann talk about South Africa’s controversial captive lion industry. She discusses the hidden realities of canned hunting, the commercial exploitation of big cats, and the movement to end this unethical trade. Additional information: Blood Lions website: https://bloodlions.org/More info on industry myths: https://bloodlions.org/about-the-brutal-industry/debunking-industry-myths/Wild Choices: https://www.wildchoices.org/Stephanie's latest research paper on the impact of captive farming on wild populations: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/15/2316

Animal attorney and ordained animal chaplain Rev Ginny Mikita, JD discusses her dual mission to change both laws and hearts—illuminating how empathy, faith, and persistence can move the moral arc toward justice for all beings.

Learn about the fur farming industry and the efforts to stop it with PJ Smith and Haley Stewart from Humane World.

Learn about social conflict over wildlife- what drives it, how it impacts wildlife, and what we can do about it- with Dr Mireille Gonzalez from the Center for Human Carnivore Coexistence. Dr. Mireille Gonzalez is a social scientist and facilitatorfocused on wildlife conservation, conflict resolution, and helping people and animals share space more peacefully. She works with scientists, government agencies, NGOs, and communities to turn research into real-world solutions forhuman-wildlife coexistence.