Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary’s Innovative Plan to Create a Sustainable Future for Elephants

My friend Ken Wahl is an award-winning actor having won a Golden Globe and been nominated for an Emmy. The passionate animal advocate and voice for veterans of war is best known for his starring role in the prime time television series Wiseguy. Ken is anything, but a traditional actor. In fact, he was on a trajectory to play Major League Baseball before an injury left him with an uncertain future. Ken stumbled on to the stage as a way to make ends meet and his career took him to a level beyond what the typical Hollywood actor ever dreams of reaching. I asked Ken to share some stories of people helping animals and he suggested interviewing some of his friends who are doing terrific things on behalf of the animal kingdom.

Ken elected to interview veterinarian Dr. Jenny Conrad and trial lawyer David Casselman—both well known animal activists in Los Angeles and supporters of the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary. Ken interviewed them concerning their involvement with the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary and their efforts to save some of Southeast Asia’s vanishing species.

Dr. Jenny Conrad is a Los Angeles-based wildlife veterinarian who is not only a dedicated and gifted clinician, but an innovative and influential advocate for both companion animal welfare and the welfare of captive wildlife. Among her achievements, Dr. Conrad launched the highly acclaimed Paw Project as endeavor to help educate the public and even some of her veterinary colleagues concerning the clinical ramifications of declawing felids from house cats to Amur tigers.

David Casselman is a nationally recognized civil trial lawyer based in Los Angeles. The preeminent jury trial lawyer is also a law school professor, and legal author. During his distinguished career has achieved jury verdicts and settlements totalling in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But, at the same time, Mr. Casselman has made a point of giving back, providing pro bono legal services to aid animals of all kinds. He most recently went to bat for some famous zoo elephants to ensure their welfare for years to come.

Source : News Watch National Geo Graphic