Becoming The White Masai
Reading The White Masai several years ago, I was fascinated by the author’s decision to marry a Masai man. It required her to leave Germany and acclimate to his culture and […]
When the Deer Looked In: Living with Wildlife
When I sold my small adobe mud house in Santa Fe, I wasn’t just leaving a home. I was leaving behind what it meant to be living with wildlife on […]
#1 Way to Attract Birds to Your Backyard
#1 Way to Attract Birds to Your Backyard I’ve been experimenting with my California cottage garden, planting native plants, adding water features, and putting out bird seed. If you’re wondering […]
Becoming an Animal Communicator – Is it Real?
I’m sitting in a circle of women (and one man) in a living room lined with overstuffed chairs, small porcelain replicas of cats and dogs, and flowered wall-paper. A golden […]
Being Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall’s birthday is April 3rd. She will be 88. By that time in life, most people have chosen to retire, slow down and live a more quiet life. But being […]
How Touching Whales Helped Me Get A Divorce
When one of the largest animals in the world surfaces within two feet of my kyak, and people scream from the upper deck of a nearby Santa Barbara, California whale- […]
The Rock with an Elephant Soul
“There’s a rock painting I want to show you,” my safari guide tells me as we move through Kenya’s Northern Rangelands, near Sarara and their sister camp, The Tree House. […]
George Schaller Doesn’t Deal in Hope
George Schaller is a conservation nomad. He has saved more species in more countries than any other wildlife conservationist I can think of. I was honored to sit down with […]
How Permaculture is Saving Kenya’s Wildlife
Last year while traveling in East Africa I met an exceptional young man, permaculture practitioner George Kaberia. He is a 35 year-old Kenyan who is saving wildlife and wild places […]