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Very sad to find monkies atacked so openly here in Texes

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The Music Of Poligraf : Leaving The Ashram part 1 & 2

(Detail from a Postcard, Unknown Artist)

“Leaving The Ashram” is the third chapter of "Entering The Stream," a trilogy describing an episode of intense introspection that

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THE URSA FREEDOM PROJECT BENEFIT FOR THE BEARS CONCERT SERIES KICK OFF EVENTS..!!..

Hey everybody......we're happy to announce that the first ever Benefit For The Bears Concert Series went off with out too many hitches in San Francisco, California, (USA) Savannah, Georgia (USA), and Wagga Wagga Australia on June 20th...!!!...

This is a planned ongoing series if events, shows, and concerts designed to bring the worlds awareness and attention the the plight of these endangered Bears who have only eleven left in the wild.....all the rest are in crush cages being held in a cage fl…

The Music Of Poligraf : Polygraph part 1

(Polygraph from U.S. Patent 4,333,084)

The first part of "Polygraph" is entitled “Exposition” and aims to evoke a s

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Update on Escaped Bear 'Miracle': Moonbears.org founder .org Gina Moon visits the farm and gets the lowdown

Miracle was born in a breeding farm in 2006 May.
The farm is a small scale operation, run by a Korean couple in their mid to late 60s, and time is running out for them. The industry made the farm owners rich but they are getting old and have medical issues. Farm owner Lee claims he doesn't wish to continue his business and wishes for someone to buy all his bears from him.
The farm is small, filthy and dry, and lacks any indication of cleaning or preservation efforts.
All resident moon bears can…

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Tiny Bear Cubs in Loving Care

I love a happy wildlife rescue story! Not all rescues end happily ever after, and even this rescue story that I'm about to post has a tragic note, because the mama bear was killed to poach the baby cubs. The poachers took the twins to an illegal bile farm in Vietman. But the Environmental Police raided the bile farm and rescued the itty bitty cubs. They are now in the custody and care of loving people at Animals Asia. I thought everybody here would like to read this story of rescue.… Continue

Posted on April 24, 2009 at 12:17pm —

Jasper ~ from crush cage to freedom

This is our Jasper, happy as a lark in his hammock at the Animals Asia Foundation bear sanctuary in Chengdu, China. Jasper is our mascot at Ursa Freedom Project. Animals Asia rescued him from a bile farm. If you don't know about bi… Continue

Posted on April 22, 2009 at 12:59pm —

Time to Act

Ursa Freedom Project is a long way from today's fundraising goal to build two bear houses at the Animals Asia sanctuary in Vietnam. Let's help the campaign! If you haven't already, please click the… Continue

Posted on March 20, 2009 at 3:04pm —

Geeks Needed for Global Action Campaign

ChipIn, Twitter, DIGG geeks needed for Ursa Freedom Project.

Posted on March 2, 2009 at 11:31pm —

Global Action Day to End Bear Bile Farming

Jasper today, after being rescued from a bear bile farm by Animals Asia, and living free at their sanctuary in Chengdu, China.

People across social networks have joined forces to launch a poster campaign to liberate 9,000 bears from crush cages in China, where they li… Continue

Posted on February 10, 2009 at 5:28pm —

My Projects

My passion is Earth healing, in its many diverse forms. I have attached links to some of my current projects so people here can get to know me a little bit.

My efforts to end bear bile farming

My work in Costa Rica

My youth media work with kids living in the Managua dump in Nicaragua

My work in video production for social change

My work fostering Earth healing

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What kind of geek are you?: nature geek

Why do you consider yourself a geek?: Because I'm obsessed! I'm a worldwide gypsy on an endless mission to conserve biodiversity hotspots.

How did you find out about our Geek community?: Surfing YouTube, I ran across Chris talking wildly about this network.

What are your "geeky equipment" specs?: digital video cameras, tripods and still cameras.

What do you want to be when you grow up?: a jungle woman living sustainably in the rainforest with wildlife that hasn't become extinct.

What makes you laugh?: puppies and dogs

What is the thing in life you treasure most?: wildlife

What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?: a 6-day video editing marathon, working 16-hours/day in an uncomfortable chair not designed for geek work.

What do you do to entertain yourself?: hike in the forest, walk along the ocean shore and read

Favorite music, movies, books, shows, artists, games, people, events, hobbies, etc.?: If the book has excellent character development, then I'm hooked. If the movie is a well-produced documentary or historic drama with sensational costuming, I'm spellbound. Edgy artists making powerful statements for social change captivate me. I like boisterous eccentric free-thinking people and love the canine spirit.