Posts Tagged ‘Press’
Moomah Magazine: Doing Unto Animals: Taegen Yardley – Saving Elephants One Kid at a Time
– By Laurel Neme Saving Elephants one Kid at a Time As a writer, I’ve met children from Hong Kong to Vermont who are transforming attitudes about elephant ivory through a series of small actions. In Hong Kong, the “elephant angels”—three young girls, Nellie Shute, Lucy Skrine and Christina Seigrist (then ages 12, 11 and…
Read MoreVermont Public Radio: Laurel Neme talks about Legal and Ethical Questions of Big Game Trophy Hunting of Cecil the Lion
First posted on 2015-08-11 Legal And Ethical Questions Abound In Big Game Trophy Hunting By Jane Lindholm & Patti Daniels • Jul 30, 2015 ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email LISTEN AT: http://digital.vpr.net/post/legal-and-ethical-questions-abound-big-game-trophy-hunting In this undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Cecil the lion rests in Hwange National Park, in Hwange, Zimbabwe. Two Zimbabweans arrested for illegally hunting a lion appeared…
Read MoreWCAX: Everything Animals
WCAX: Everything animals: orangutans Posted: Dec 01, 2014 8:38 AM EST Updated: Dec 01, 2014 8:38 AM EST By WCAX News Connect SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Dr. Laurel Neme joins us this morning to talk about orangutans. http://www.wcax.com/story/27514394/everything-animals-orangutans
Read MoreBCTV: Brattleboro Community Television
2014-12-01 Community TV by and for Brattleboro, Guilford, Dummerston, Jamaica, Newfane, Putney, Townshend and Vernon, VT. 2014 Brattleboro Literary Festival: Laurel Neme Video of 2014 Brattleboro Literary Festival: Laurel Neme Brattleboro Literary Festival: Lit Fest 2014: Laurel Neme TAGS: Lectures and Readings, Nature Lit Fest 2014: Laurel Neme Join Laurel Neme at the Brattleboro Museum and…
Read MoreWisconsin Public Radio: Kathleen Dunn Show
Laurel Neme on Wisconsin Public Radio’s The Kathleen Dunn Show Along-tailed macaque kept in a small cage while on sale at a local market in Medan. Northern Sumatra, 2003. Trading To Extinction February 13, 2014 – 1:00pm Share: ListenDownload Average: 4.5 (2 votes) Tomorrow the UK government hosts the London Conference on the…
Read MoreTreehugger cites Laurel Neme’s article on Difficulties of Destroying Ivory
US to destroy 6 ton illegal ivory stockpile Chris Tackett (@ChrisTackett) Science / Endangered Species September 11, 2013 Share on Facebook © Dan Kitwood/Getty Images If you’re starting to hear more news about elephant and rhino poaching, it’s no surprise. The wildlife trafficking crisis has been growing in recent years, but the United States seems to be gearing up…
Read MoreUSA Today Cites Laurel Neme’s Work
The following USA Today article disputes Laurel Neme’s Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times on Terrorism and the Ivory Trade. Illegal ivory may not be funding African terror group Tristan McConnell, GlobalPost 10:41 a.m. EST November 14, 2014 (Photo: Jason Straziuso, AP) 41 CONNECT 37 TWEETLINKEDIN 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE NAIROBI, Kenya — Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow has made a 3-minute animated short…
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan’s Humanitarian Service Award
Honored to have been awarded the University of Michigan’s Humanitarian Service Award. Click here to view all Humanitarian Service Award Winners.
Read MoreExaminer.com reviews Orangutan Houdini
Examiner.com loves my new book Orangutan Houdini, saying that children will love this exploration of animal intelligence based on the true adventures of a mischievous orangutan.
Read MoreConversations Live with Cyrus Webb
Author Laurel Neme discusses ORANGUTAN HOUDINI on Conversations LIVE Host Cyrus Webb welcomed Laurel Neme to Conversations LIVE on September 10, 2014 to discuss her love of wildlife, the success of her book ANIMAL INVESTIGATORS and the new book out this year ORANGUTAN HOUDINI. Go to episode. Check Out Environment Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio…
Read MoreKirkus reviews Orangutan Houdini
Kirkus reviewed my new book ORANGUTAN HOUDINI, calling it “an interesting exploration of animal intelligence for budding zoologists.”
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