Duncan Strauss

Florida

Podcast Host at Talking Animals Podcast

I host “Talking Animals,” a radio show on @wmnf/podcast about animals (https://t.co/h5ZRSz7QtV). I write some pieces about animals for @washingtonpost.

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Talking Animals: Founder of Gainesville monkey sanctuary recounts its history, evolution, and challenges she’s faced over a Quarter century

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

Kari Bagnall–founder and executive director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, which offers permanent care to nearly 200 monkeys retired from laboratory research, who are former pets, or have been confiscated by the authorities—recalls the first monkey that entered her world and forever altered her life. As part of this account, Bagnall describes creating the earliest iteration of Jungle Friends, and we go on to discuss the array of challenges faced by those who run animal sanctuaries.
Talking Animals: Founders of Florida Rescue Farm recall how orphaned calf named Moobee spurred the creation of their farm animal sanctuary

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca–co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and housing pigs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, cattle, other critters, and no less devoted to cultivating a strong educational presence—described the remote community of Duette, and what prompted them to settle there.
Kari Bagnall, founder of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary

1 week ago | talkinganimals.net | Duncan Strauss

Kari Bagnall–founder and executive director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, which offers permanent care to nearly 200 monkeys retired from laboratory research, who are former pets, or have been confiscated by the authorities—recalls the first monkey that entered her world, and forever altered her life.
Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca, co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm

2 weeks ago | talkinganimals.net | Duncan Strauss

Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca–co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm, a sanctuary in Duette, FL, devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating, and housing pigs, goats, geese, chickens, ducks, cattle, other critters, and no less devoted to cultivating a strong educational presence—described the remote community of Duette, and what prompted them to settle there.
“Talking Animals”: Co-creators discuss new digital series profiling women protecting wildlife across the globe; all-female production team, too

1 month ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

This show was presented in direct acknowledgement of Women’s History Month…Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler—co-creators of “In Her Nature,” a new digital series carried on the YouTube channel for the longstanding PBS program, “Nature”—retrace the path that led each of them toward their present filmmaking careers, specializing in natural history documentaries.
Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler, co-creators of “In Her Nature”

1 month ago | talkinganimals.net | Duncan Strauss

Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler—co-creators of “In Her Nature,” a new digital series carried on the YouTube channel for the longstanding PBS program, “Nature”—retrace the path that led each of them toward their present filmmaking careers, specializing in natural history documentaries.
Talking Animals: Founder of pilots to the rescue describes learning to fly, then launching org that helps shelter animals find homes

1 month ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

Michael Schneider, a pilot and founder of Pilots To The Rescue—which flies animals from shelters plagued by low rates of adoption (and, often, high rates of euthanasia), to rescues where foster or forever homes have been arranged—describes the career reinvention that preceded his taking flying lessons. Schneider remembers that, back then, like most new pilots, he was perennially seeking opportunities to fly—hours in the air—and some of those opportunities involved transporting shelter animals.
Michael Schneider, founder of Pilots To The Rescue

1 month ago | talkinganimals.net | Duncan Strauss

Michael Schneider, a pilot and founder of Pilots To The Rescue—which flies animals from shelters plagued by low rates of adoption (and, often, high rates of euthanasia), to rescues where foster or forever homes have been arranged—describes the career reinvention that preceded his taking flying lessons. Schneider remembers that, back then, like most new pilots, he was perennially seeking opportunities to fly—hours in the air—and some of those opportunities involved transporting shelter animals.
Talking Animals: Cornell Public Health’s Dr. Travis discusses Bird Flu and the university’s online informational portal, The Avian Flu Resource Center

1 month ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

Joining me on “Talking Animals” to discuss bird flu and the Avian Flu Resource Center–an online portal Cornell recently launched, designed to provide timely and accurate information about bird flu, amidst ongoing rumors and misinformation—Travis describes the current strain, and why it’s become so nefarious.
Talking Animals: Dog trainer and behaviorist (& ex-WMNF programmer) Glen Hatchell returns for another installment of “Ask The Trainer”

1 month ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

As we’ve done 11 times prior—spanning nearly four years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each instance, listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly involving behavioral issues or training concerns.

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8 Apr 23

Here's the archive (https://t.co/bhJlepuYja) of the new episode of Talking Animals @wmnf featuring talks with @JaneGoodallInst about an array of topics, & with @HowardBaskin of @BigCatRescue about their big news

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5 Apr 23

RT @wmnf: Talking Animals-today at 11am, an interview with Dr. Jane Goodall! @DuncanStrauss also talks with Howard Baskin, Chair of Big Cat…

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1 Oct 22

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Articles

Talking Animals: Founder of Gainesville monkey sanctuary recounts its history, evolution, and challenges she’s faced over a Quarter century

Talking Animals: Founders of Florida Rescue Farm recall how orphaned calf named Moobee spurred the creation of their farm animal sanctuary

Kari Bagnall, founder of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary

Kelly McCormick and Glenn Maresca, co-founders of Florida Rescue Farm

“Talking Animals”: Co-creators discuss new digital series profiling women protecting wildlife across the globe; all-female production team, too

Jocelyn Stokes and Katie Schuler, co-creators of “In Her Nature”

Talking Animals: Founder of pilots to the rescue describes learning to fly, then launching org that helps shelter animals find homes

Michael Schneider, founder of Pilots To The Rescue

Talking Animals: Cornell Public Health’s Dr. Travis discusses Bird Flu and the university’s online informational portal, The Avian Flu Resource Center

Talking Animals: Dog trainer and behaviorist (& ex-WMNF programmer) Glen Hatchell returns for another installment of “Ask The Trainer”

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