Delighted to have Marc Bekoff presenting a webinar for us.
It will include discussion on his new book, 'Love in Their Hearts: A Celebration of Animal Emotions and a Guide to Compassionate Action' - co-authored with Jeff Campbell and including a foreword by the wonderful Jane Goodall. There will also be a broader discussion on animal emotions and sentience. So bring questions!
Marc is a professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published more than 30 books. He has won many awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions (cognitive ethology), compassionate conservation and animal protection including the Exemplar Award from the Animal Behavior Society, is co-chair of the ethics committee of the Jane Goodall Institute, and is a former Guggenheim Fellow. He also has worked closely with inmates at the Boulder County Jail. In 2022 he was recognized as a hero by the Academy of Dog Trainers.
Recent books include
The Animals' Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age
Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do, Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible
A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World Without Humans
Dogs Demystified: An A to Z Guide to All Things Canine
The Emotional Lives of Animals (second edition)
Jane Goodall at 90: Celebrating an Astonishing Lifetime of Science, Advocacy, Humanitarianism, Hope, and Peace