Kate Silver

1 month ago | aza.org | Kate Silver

Concerns about climate change and the environment are harming our collective mental health. A study by Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans believe climate change is harming people in this country, and 63 percent expect things to get more dire in their lifetime. Young people, in particular, are distressed about the climate emergency. And for many people, the constant barrage of doom and gloom makes matters worse. They want to act—not react.

2 months ago | aza.org | Kate Silver

feature Empowering People to Save Animals From Extinction min read LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Since launching the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction in 2015, it has become increasingly clear that there’s an extraordinary amount of work that must be done to educate, inspire, and motivate people to join in conservation efforts, both inside and outside of zoos and aquariums. In AZA institutions across the country, messages and actions around wildlife...

2 months ago | thenarrativematters.com | Kate Silver

sponsored by: National Retail FederationOn November 5th, people around the world watched and waited with anticipation to learn who would be the next U.S. president in what many consider one of the most historic and consequential elections to date. Now, as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the world is watching once again — this time to see which campaign promises will come to fruition. Chief among them? The president-elect’s proposed tariffs.

2 months ago | stlargusnews.com | Kate Silver

Analyzing the true cost of tariffs on the everyday operations of small businesses and their trickle-down effects on consumers. sponsored by: National Retail FederationOn November 5th, people around the world watched and waited with anticipation to learn who would be the next U.S. president in what many consider one of the most historic and consequential elections to date.

Jan 22, 2025 | aza.org | Kate Silver

feature Improving Elephant Care Through Education min read Last winter, Mercedes Vigil felt a little nervous as she traveled from her home in Albuquerque, N.M., to Leesburg, Va. For the next week, she’d be attending the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Principles of Elephant Management I classes. Although she’d been working at ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, N.M., as an elephant keeper for a few years, this would be her first formal classroom training about elephants, and she knew there was...