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MEMBER PROFILE: MICHAEL STARBUCK AND KATE HELLIWELL

Welcoming Michael Starbuck and Kate Helliwell: Wildlife Madagascar’s New Partners and First UK Members! We are thrilled to welcome Kate Helliwell and Michael Starbuck from The Great Projects as Wildlife Madagascar’s newest partners and our first members from the UK! With their incredible passion and extensive experience in conservation, they bring a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to our growing global community.    Kate’s lifelong dedication to wildlife and conservation has taken her on extraordinary adventures across the globe, from reforesting in Peru to rehabilitating chimpanzees in Spain and researching mangrove biodiversity in Tanzania. Her journey began at the age of …

MEMBER PROFILE: MARC DUPUIS-DESORMEAUX

Q&A with Wildlife Madagascar’s 500TH member: Marc Dupuis-Dexormeaux Tell us a little about yourself and your career.  I am the CEO of the Turtle Survival Alliance, a nonprofit with a mission to protect and restore wild populations of turtles through science-based conservation, global leadership, and local stewardship. Please visit our website at www.turtlesurvival.org. I started my career in international finance and worked for many years in the Eurobond market. However, I was always deeply interested in animal behavior and wildlife conservation, and eventually I decided to take the leap and dedicate my career to conserving wildlife. I re-tooled, i.e. I went back …

MEMBER PROFILE: SUSAN MCCLELLAN

Q&A with Wildlife Madagascar’s 400TH member: Susan McClellan Tell us a little about yourself and your passions.  I was born and raised in Richmond, VA and went to college in South Carolina. My passion for animals began when I worked in TV and Educational Films at National Geographic in Washington, D.C. where I was on a team that developed curriculum packages to accompany films. When we worked on a series on animal behavior,  I was sent on assignment to San Diego and interviewed Benny Kirkbride, sea lion trainer at the San Diego Zoo. I was hooked on animals after that …

MEMBER PROFILE: DR. MARTIN ZORDAN

Q&A with Wildlife Madagascar’s first South American member: Dr. Martin Zordan Tell us a little about yourself and your career.  I am a veterinarian by training. I have worked mostly with zoos and aquariums associations that help these institutions to continuously improving their approach towards wildlife conservation and animal welfare.     What do you love most about your work? Meeting passionate people who believe that making the world better for wildlife also means making it better for people. Anything that allows us to grow and increase our understanding. I find it particularly interesting when projects or programs find ways to become more sustainable, which …

MEMBER PROFILE: KATHI DIAMANT

Q&A with Wildlife Madagascar’s 300th Member: Kathi Diamant Tell us a little about yourself and your career.  I have been blessed with a varied and eclectic life and career. I was born in New York City in 1952 to parents in the theatre, grew up in post-war landscapes in France, Germany, and South Korea, with a three-year stint in Atlanta, Georgia in the mid-1960s, during desegregation of the schools. I have been able to feel history happening around me. My career has been all over the place, too: I am an actor, freelance journalist,  author, researcher, TV host and interviewer, public …

MEMBER IN MEMORIAM: RUDY BAUMANN

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Rudy Baumann This month, Wildlife Madagascar celebrates the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Rudy Baumann.  Rudy’s journey began in Nurnberg, Germany, before he and his family embarked on a courageous move to the United States in 1939, seeking refuge from Nazi persecution. Settling in Boston, Rudy’s zest for life and dedication to service soon became evident. After serving with honor in the US Army during the Korean War and later with the 19th Special Forces National Guard Unit of Rhode Island, Rudy pursued his passion for education at Plymouth State College. It was …