Stories

I didn’t know what to expect when I asked the river for help, but its insights became a real guide for my choices moving forward.

Have you ever asked for something specific, only to make assumptions that the most important detail was understood by all parties, ultimately thwarting your desired outcome? You ask for an ice cream sundae with special toppings, assuming everyone knows you prefer...

One of the most positive and constructive uses of animal communication is helping to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. When humans and wildlife have a conflict of interest over the same resource, it is typically the animals who suffer for their choices. Rarely do...

I expected things to be different. A big move changes nearly everything in your life: your house, job, friends and neighbors, resources, the weather. I expected all this, and I even hoped for some deeper, internal changes within me in response to this new place. I...

There was a chill in the early morning air, but it was warmer than the inside of the walk-in refrigerator. I was just exiting with my arms full of daily tiger rations when I ran into a colleague from the bird department. She had recently attended a welfare meeting...

Respect for all living things is a basic tenet of Animal Communication. Holding judgements against certain taxa because they give us the “creeps” is hardly respectful. And if a respectful affect is so important for creating a connection, then it should be equally true...

In 2008, I worked as a regular string keeper in the Village area of the then Wild Animal Park in San Diego. One of the first tasks of the day is to check on all of your animals to be certain no one was injured overnight and that all is well. This often includes...

The year was 2012 and I was working in a totally different part of the Wild Animal Park. I was a field keeper now, working in enclosures that were 30-80 acres large, with herds of hoofstock of various species all intermixed. It was a totally different kind of...

I offer this little story as a cautionary tale about the unexpected effects of not taking your animal communication session seriously enough. If you ask a question of your animal partner without the respect and earnest interest in the answer, you might be left empty...