People do stupid things around both captive wildlife and wild creatures in the natural environment.

The recent killer whale incident that cost the life of trainer, Dawn Brancheau is a tragedy. Any time you work closely with a captive wild animal, or have a close encounter of the wild kind in nature, a human is at risk. Granted, it is a calculated risk–but one that all animal trainers take. To [...]

This morning I was sent a very disturbing video but it fit in with a recent discussion that I had with a producer about animal attacks. In the quest to “be one” or “connect with” an animal, people tend to do really stupid things. A few get close to captive animals, while others climb into [...]