Marc Bekoff

A Planet Project Advisor and tireless advocate for Compassionate Conservation, it is hard to capture the extraordinary range of Marc Bekoff’s work in a short paragraph. He is professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published more than 30 books and won many awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions (cognitive ethology), compassionate conservation, and animal protection and is a regular contributor to Psychology Today. Marc co-chairs the ethics committee of the Jane Goodall Institute, and has worked closely with Jane Goodall for many years. He also works with inmates at the Boulder County Jail. In June 2022 Marc was recognized as a Hero by the Academy of Dog Trainers.

Functional Sector: Relationships, Science, Education

Date Added: 2024-06-12

	Category: Environmental Stewardship
	Type: Person