Jon Stewart and his wife Tracey are teaming up with Farm Sanctuary and opening an animal sanctuary! They recently bought a New Jersey farm which will be a new home for hundreds of animals rescued from cruelty. Meredith Turner, spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary said of their new rescue sanctuary: “We are […]
A Congo Forest… In The Bronx
A young child in the front breaks the crowd’s trance, crying out, “It looks just like us!” This is what the Congo Forest is all about. With 300 animals of 75 species within 6.5 acres of breathtakingly well-simulated tropical forest, New York City’s 100-year-old Bronx Zoo is now (since June of this year) host to […]
The Timeless Animal Art of Marguerite Kirmse
The William Secord Gallery located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is one of the premiere animal art galleries of its kind in North America. The gallery specializes in antique nineteenth century dog and animal paintings, works on paper, bronzes and books. Famed artisans such as Richard Ansdell, Rosa Boneur, Sir Alfred Munnings, Alexander Pope and […]
Mountain of Rebuilding: Tiger Mountain, A New Exhibit at the Bronx Zoo
Mountain of Rebuilding Tiger Mountain, a new exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, hopes to educate while regenerating. Beneath the pressing foot of Natural Selection, the number Siberian tigers, ‘one of eight subspecies’ of tigers, all of which are endangered, has dwindled to a worldwide estimate of between 200 and 400. Though they remain the most recognizable […]