Marc Bekoff discusses "Rewilding our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Co-existence"

Human excesses have led to the planet's worst extinction crisis in tens of millions of years. Our consumption patterns force billions of animals, every year, to face suffering and slaughter on factory farms. More than ever we need to re-connect with our natural landscapes and with animals, and in Rewilding our Hearts, Marc Bekoff lays out out a practical path based on  a lifetime of scientific research and deep personal reflection. He is not appealing to our romanticism, he asks us to make tough choices; and his passionate rewilding challenge extends beyond conservation to include global climate change, strategies for city planning, media portrayals of animals and more. Hosted by Stephanie Potter.

"Bekoff ... reminds us that in a sense we remain great apes and cannot operate outside nature and emphasizes that while humanity may be the dominant species, it is not the most important ecologically. ... Verdict: Bekoff's perspective is far from the North American norm, but his arguments are strong." --Library Journal

Marc Bekoff is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a former Guggenheim Fellow. In 2000 he was awarded the Exemplar Award from the Animal Behavior Society for major long-term contributions to the field of animal behavior. He has published more than 800 scientific and popular essays and twenty-five books. In 2005 Marc was presented with the Bank One Faculty Community Service Award for the work he has done with children, senior citizens, and prisoners as part of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program. His website are  www.marcbekoff.com and, with Jane Goodall, www.ethologicalethics.org.