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{ Monthly Archives } May 2010

Lily the black bear: Lily’s Travel

At Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc. we are concerned about wildlife, including black bears. Under the direction of Lynn Rogers, the Wildlife Research Institute has been conducting black bear research for over 40 years. Do you want to see how a black bear travels through her territory? This enlightening video shows Lily the black bear [...]

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How to help victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill

Do you want to help victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill? Here are a few ideas from the article, ”Heroes needed: How to help the victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill“, in USA Today: The National Audubon Society is recruiting volunteers to be trained to respond to the oil spill. Save Our Seabirds is [...]

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Houston, we have a den for a bear!

This is a heartwarming video and story about an abused European brown bear named Betsy, once used in circus acts, on her way to a new home. According to the article, “No-cares bear: Betsy gets room to roam in Romania” in chron.com, for nine long years Betsy endured a hellish life in a 5-by-8-foot cage [...]

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See us at BookExpo America

Here is a photo of our staff at BookExpo America (BEA) this week. BookExpo America is the largest publishing event in North America. Karen McDiarmid, art director, is on the left. Denise Caverly, trade show representative, is in the center. Author Jean Stoick is on the right. We are showing our newest book, One Child, One [...]

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Three Florida panthers killed in three days on roadway

Three endangered Florida panthers have been killed in the past three days along U.S. 41 East in Collier County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported Monday, according to the article, “Three panthers killed in three days on U.S. 41 East“. “That road, something needs to be done,” said Elizabeth Fleming, Florida representative for [...]

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Children’s nature movie! “First Snow in the Woods: The Movie” NEW trailer

This is an updated sneak peek of our new children’s nature movie, First Snow in the Woods: The Movie, based on our award-winning children’s book First Snow in the Woods. We expect the movie to be available for purchase in early fall.  Receive updates on First Snow in the Woods: The Movie by subscribing to our [...]

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Threatened wildlife in Gulf: How much is a pelican worth?

For threatened wildlife in Gulf, it may be too little too late. BP will be liable for billions of dollars of damage to compensate for wildlife killed from the oil spill, according to the article, “Oil spill: How much is a pelican worth?”. “What concerns us most is the animals we can’t see,” Rowan Gould, acting [...]

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Cougar sought after attacking cow in northern Wisconsin

I’ve been near Juneau County, Wisconsin on my travels to Minneapolis, but I had no idea cougars inhabited the region. An attack on a year-old heifer in Juneau County over the weekend will be noted as a historic event in Wisconsin wildlife evolution, the first occurrence of a cougar taking down a domestic animal in more [...]

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For kids, video games top saving nature: survey

A new survey has me worried about the future of our environment. Ten times more children around the world rank watching television and playing video games as more important to them than saving the environment, according to the survey. It’s now more important than ever that Carl and Jean continue to use their award-winning children’s [...]

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Bird rescuers race to save oiled wildlife in Gulf oil spill

The article, “Bird rescuers race to save oiled wildlife in Gulf oil spill“, refers to wildlife affected by the BP oil spill as “silent victims”. I could not agree more. According to the article, it can take four people working 45 minutes and using 300 gallons of water to clean a single pelican. When the [...]

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