For more than two millennia, honey has been used by humans to treat wounds and skin infections. However, as modern medicine produced a variety of antiseptics and anti-microbials, the use of honey to treat wounds was largely lost to medicine. However, honey is still called...
This issue of Tales of WellBeing includes an item featuring the story of Coco, a rescued chimpanzee in Guinea, whom I was privileged to meet at the beginning of this century, as well as a series of book suggestions and an interesting graphic that provides...
A recent sterilization clinic held in Guapiles by our partner organization served a remarkable woman – 96-year old Ana Julia Espinoza. She walked three kilometers with her three cats to have them sterilized. For the past five years, our partner organization, the Costa Rican shelter Asociacion...
This issue of Tales of WellBeing includes two stories about animals that have had significant impacts on individuals and communities. These two stories (memorials) exemplify the intense bonds that exist between animals and humans and the impact those relationships can have upon the participants. These...
This issue of Tales of WellBeing first explores the human-animal relationship through the lens of the human-dog partnerships entrusted with providing human and animal security by detecting and removing landmines. The Marshall Legacy Institute has sponsored and trained many dogs and placed them across the...
For more than 200 years, children throughout the world have been learning moral lessons from stories heavily populated by both verbal and non-verbal animal characters. Whether we are talking about Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck from Beatrix Potter, Babar the Elephant from Jean de Brunhoff,...
This issue of Tales of WellBeing has two items involving education – both humane and environmental. The “Tale” features the significant impact one individual has had in this arena. Marshall Rinquest is a key part of the success of the Greyton Transition Town project and...
This issue of “Tales of WellBeing” is focused on elephants. Kwatile’s story describes some incidents in the life of an old elephant matriarch in South Africa as well as her role in a project that demonstrated a humane and effective way to manage elephant populations...
When we chose WellBeing International as the name of our new NGO, we had little idea of the extent of the international interest in measuring happiness and well-being across the globe, but we are learning fast. This issue of “Tales” brings another story (this time...
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