Katy Payne has spent a lifetime studying the planet's largest mammals and has discovered some amazing things about the way they communicate. She has also discovered surprising ways that humans are similar to these creatures. She makes a passionate plea and argument about protecting the amazing diversity of life here on the planet. It is unimaginable that we are playing fast and easy with life on the planet. One in Four species of mammal are under threat of extinction according to her. Humans must relearn how they are part of the web of life and realize that there are consequences for our destructive behavior that are most likely deadly to us in the final analysis.
Follow the link for an interview with Katy Payne on Speaking of Faith. There are many interesting links to all the elements of the program, including very touching and rare footage of elephants in mourning.
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/whale-songs/
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