Archives: Robin R. Ganzert, Ph.D.

We started this series discussing the crucial role that megafauna, our world’s largest animals, play in maintaining their ecosystems. They are essential to preserving biodiversity and wildlife for generations to…

Humans threaten African megafauna. Poachers are just one threat – many animals suffer due to human conflict, encroachment and the degradation of their habitats. Lions African lions are beset on…

Our planet’s largest animals, which are often the keystones of their respective ecosystems, are facing threats on all sides. In addition to an increasingly inhospitable climate and the degradation and…

Our world is a crowded place – we share the planet with more than eight million beautifully unique and fascinating species. But that number is dropping rapidly. Animal species are…

When the news came out a few weeks ago that the Islamic State’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, Americans took pride in knowing that our military has neutralized yet…

Dear Friends, Trudging through the hot, dry and dusty landscape here, it is hard to convey both the impact of the majesty of magnificent African animals seen up close and…

Dear Friends, As many of you know, American Humane’s work already stretches across the globe. Each year, our animal rescue program saves, shelters and feeds hundreds of thousands of our…

Hurricane Florence, which is rapidly approaching the U.S. East Coast, was upgraded to Category 4, indicating that “catastrophic damage will occur.” Its 130 mph winds of destruction will likely hit…

Animals used in research have contributed mightily to the advancement of human health. There have also been egregious uses of animals in pain, physiological, and psychological studies; cos- metic testing;…

Since the early days of film and movie-making, animal stars have charmed and entertained us. But what are these animal icons’s lives and personalities like off-screen? For the first time…