Press & Testimonials
I am proud to have joined Project Coyote’s #CaptureCoexistence campaign as a Contributor, helping to inspire appreciation for wild nature and raise awareness about ecologically destructive wildlife killing contests.
In the face of biodiversity collapse and wildlife populations plummeting worldwide, protecting intrinsically and ecologically valuable wild lives is more important than ever. Unfortunately, many species–especially wild carnivores–are targeted in wildlife killing contests, a bloodsport in which contestants compete for prizes and awards for killing the most, largest, or smallest animals.
These events are legal in most states and inflict untold damage upon ecosystems and the complex lives within them.
The power and influence of the wildlife photography industry can help end these bloodsports nationwide. Fellow photographers and videographers—please join us in our efforts to ban these cruel and ecologically destructive contests. Sign on and learn more.
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In the face of biodiversity collapse and wildlife populations plummeting worldwide, protecting intrinsically and ecologically valuable wild lives is more important than ever. Unfortunately, many species–especially wild carnivores–are targeted in wildlife killing contests, a bloodsport in which contestants compete for prizes and awards for killing the most, largest, or smallest animals.
These events are legal in most states and inflict untold damage upon ecosystems and the complex lives within them.
The power and influence of the wildlife photography industry can help end these bloodsports nationwide. Fellow photographers and videographers—please join us in our efforts to ban these cruel and ecologically destructive contests. Sign on and learn more.
Roy DuVerger's new non-fiction book, "The Unrecovered Country: Blue Roofs under Caribbean Skies" is a harrowing, moving, and compelling account of living through two-back-to-back Cat 5 Hurricanes, Irma and Maria, on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands in 2017.
It is a daunting tale of those days after and during the storms for Roy, his wife, and the surrounding wildlife that was severely affected by these natural catastrophes. It's an incredible testament to survival and resourcefulness. We hear detailed descriptions, like how Roy and 'beth "read" how the pummeling winds shift around the outside of their house -- to figure out where on the first floor to shield themselves and their two beloved cats. The winds and rains deluged the second floor.
This book is also an important first-hand account of how natural disasters affect local fauna and flora. When Roy and 'beth emerge from the storms, they see that NO LEAVES remain on the trees. They set out to feed as many of the local surviving birds as they can. Roy, a Master Wildlife Conservationist, gives facts and eyewitness sightings about the insect and bird life before and after the storms. (Also, he tells an amazing story about chickens that gives hope and a touch of lightness.)
I hope that this book is widely read and that scientists and environmental activists working in the fields of wildlife restoration find it.
- Donna Marie Decker - June 11, 2021
It is a daunting tale of those days after and during the storms for Roy, his wife, and the surrounding wildlife that was severely affected by these natural catastrophes. It's an incredible testament to survival and resourcefulness. We hear detailed descriptions, like how Roy and 'beth "read" how the pummeling winds shift around the outside of their house -- to figure out where on the first floor to shield themselves and their two beloved cats. The winds and rains deluged the second floor.
This book is also an important first-hand account of how natural disasters affect local fauna and flora. When Roy and 'beth emerge from the storms, they see that NO LEAVES remain on the trees. They set out to feed as many of the local surviving birds as they can. Roy, a Master Wildlife Conservationist, gives facts and eyewitness sightings about the insect and bird life before and after the storms. (Also, he tells an amazing story about chickens that gives hope and a touch of lightness.)
I hope that this book is widely read and that scientists and environmental activists working in the fields of wildlife restoration find it.
- Donna Marie Decker - June 11, 2021
