Animal Embassy director and founder, Chris Evers, is currently in Klemtu, British Columbia. He is staying at the Spirit Bear Lodge which belongs to the Kitasoo people. This is an area where travelers, naturalists and photographers come to visit the Great Bear Rainforest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world. It is home to thousands of species of plants, birds…
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Recently, the New Canaan YMCA Y Earth Service Corps assisted Animal Embassy with a number of projects at our public exhibit at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, CT. Arriving from New Canaan, CT early in the morning, the group consisted of high school students and supervising staff. The volunteers were enthusiastic and accomplished quite a lot during…
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Inca, the Spectacled owl, has become a fast favorite amongst Animal Embassy students and program participants. Children, and adults, are fascinated by her beauty and enjoy learning about her native habitat of Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, including Peru.…
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At Animal Embassy, we are gearing up for a summer packed with visits to libraries throughout Connecticut and New York State. Pictured above, Inca, the Spectacled owl stands ready for a presentation at a Connecticut library.
Many libraries have summer reading programs for children; the prevailing theme this summer is “Dream Big – READ!” Animal…
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To maintain proper health and nutrition, many of our rescued and adopted Animal Ambassadors require diets rich in fresh fruit and vegetables.
Our Animal Care Specialists prepare nutritious salads daily.…
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Chris Evers, Animal Embassy Director & Founder, often takes advantage of the winter season to photograph beautiful winter migrants. He keeps his camera close by for those rare sightings of raptors in our area. He recently visited Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County, NY, where he photographed one of the area’s most elusive winter visitors in this ocean dune/beach…
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Last week we received a unique addition to our growing group of rescued/adopted Animal Ambassadors. Solomon, a Solomon Islands prehensile-tailed skink (Corucia zebrata), has had numerous owners in his 17 years of captivity. His home of origin- the Solomon Islands - was certainly the best place for him. Animal Embassy will now be home for the remainder of his…
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Long Island Sound is full of life at this time of year and very few people get a chance to see it. Chris Evers, director & founder of Animal Embassy often spends time on the Sound in the winter, observing and photographing migratory birds. While some of our summer residents have moved as far away as South America, others come to stay, many from their arctic…
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Chris Evers, our director, spotted a flamingo while photographing migratory birds on Lake Kitchawan near his home . . . in Pound Ridge, New York! From a distance he could tell that this was not one of our typical migratory birds. He slowly and quietly paddled closer to the bird.…
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Chris Evers, Director & Founder of Animal Embassy, is in the final stretch of his two-week journey throughout the Pantanal region of Brazil, one of the world's largest wetlands. This trip is part of Chris' life-long pursuit to learn about, study and photograph critically endangered species around the globe. He is seeking out Jaguars, Giant otters, Hyacinth macaws,…
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Chris Evers, Director & Founder of Animal Embassy, is in the midst of a two-week journey throughout the Pantanal region of Brazil, one of the world's largest wetlands. This trip is part of Chris' life-long pursuit to learn about, study and photograph critically endangered species around the globe. He will be seeking out Jaguars, Giant otters, Hyacinth macaws and…
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Although some might think we’re just “hanging around” this summer (see Burma, our Burmese python hanging out in the tree!), we are actually quite busy at Animal Embassy! We are fortunate to have an amazing group of interns assisting us. We did take some time out to relax at our Intern Appreciation Barbeque one evening in July. Pictured above is Robin, our Education…
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One of the many exciting events at Animal Embassy is the welcoming of new Animal Ambassadors into our world. Pictured above is the newest addition to the Animal Embassy family, a Red-foot tortoise. We have adopted four Red-foot tortoises (Geochelone carbonaria) over the last 10 years. The egg tooth on the tip of the turtle’s beak facilitated this newborn's…
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Students, staff and interns all enjoyed Animal Embassy's first Budding Zoologist winter vacation program! Pictured above, the budding zoologists hold our Albino Burmese python, Lilly, with the help of staff and interns.
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With pleasant temperatures and calm seas, the last seal cruise of the year on Long Island Sound seemed promising. Chris was on the water at Stamford Harbor by 2:00 and there was a 2:18 low tide. Most people in Stamford, Connecticut are unaware that these marine mammals are here at all. They arrive after most boats are out of the water and leave before most boats have…
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There are a variety of exotic animal shows around the country where many different species are traded or sold. Some of the individuals that purchase these animals have the knowledge, money, experience and time to keep these animals healthy and happy, but unfortunately many others do not. Chris Evers, Founder &…
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Inca, a Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix Perspicillata), joined Animal Embassy this summer. The species inhabits the rainforests and gallery forests from Southern Mexico, through Central America, down into Columbia and Peru. In the wild, Spectacled Owls eat small mammals including mice, bats, possums and even skunks, insects, spiders, caterpillars, birds, crabs and frogs. Inca came to us at three weeks of age. She is a…
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Chris Evers of Animal Embassy is journeying through Africa...Chris began his trip observing the wildebeest/zebra migration in Masai Mara National Park in Kenya, then traveled overland into Uganda to photograph chimpanzees. He will end in the mountains of Rwanda with giant gorillas. This trip is part of…
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