I just got off the phone with Thane Maynard, the director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
Thane Maynard is known nationally and internationally for his dedication to wildlife preservation. He is an accomplished writer. He co-wrote one of his book, Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Animals Are Being Rescued From the Brink, with primatologist Jane Goodall. For 30 years, Thane Maynard has had a nationally syndicated science and environmental radio show called “The 90-Second Naturalist.”
We had a lively and interesting interview about the last herd of West African giraffes.
The Cincinnati Zoo was the first in America to welcome a baby giraffe born in captivity. That happened long before Thane’s time, though. In 1889, according to this article.
The interview aired on Sunday, December 14th, 2008. During the early morning segment, at 7 a.m. on WVXU (91.7) in Cincinnati. It will be available on the internet, WVXU.org by Monday, the 15th.
Here’s the link to an MP3 file of the interview.
Edited to add: The above link is broken but we are hoping to get that fixed. Please be patient with us.
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Published: December 2, 2008
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Cindy La Ferle says
I can’t wait to hear the program — glad you are posting the link. Congrats on this interview! Sorry to have been out of touch. I have been spending more time on my artwork lately (everyone’s getting a piece of altered art from me for Christmas this year) plus getting my life back in order after so much Thanksgiving company here…
Jennifer Margulis says
That sounds like fun, Cindy. I want to be on the X-mas present list. I love artwork! What medium are you working in?
Cindy La Ferle says
Thanks for asking — I work in mixed media — altered books, collage, assemblage. I always use found objects — from the woods or the flea market — in my artwork, which is a fun way to recycle and re-purpose things. I’ve had a couple of pieces in juried exhibitions in the past year, so I want to keep pushing myself to do more.
For small gifts, I sometimes use old tins or small containers to create “pocket shrines” with tiny found objects, using things that remind me of the person for whom I am making the gift. My best friend is a musician and singer, so I used old sheet music for her pocket shrine, for example. But that’s probably way more than you wanted to know 🙂