Else Poulsen holds a B.SC. degree in biological sciences.
She has worked at the Calgary and Detroit zoos and is known
internationally in the zoo and animal welfare community for her
work with captive bear husbandry and rehabilitation. She has taught
at conferences and workshops around the world and won the Zookeeper
Excellence Award for bear research from the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association in 2000. She lives in southern Ontario and
works with zoos and other animal welfare organizations as an animal
behavior specialist.
Gay Bradshaw is Executive Director of The Kerulos Center a
non-profit organization based on the scientific understanding of
animals as thinking, feeling, sentient beings, and the author of
Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about
Humanity.
"Barle's Story is a book that will move you to tears of sadness and tears of joy. ...I urge you to read Barle's Story and to share it widely. I also urge you to share her story with youngsters"--Psychology Today, Dr. Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals "A rare opportunity to see a polar bear up close and personal, in ways that no adventure tour, nature show, or visit to the zoo can ever provide."--Dr. Gay Bradshaw
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