michele raffin

Change agent, Environmentalist, Idea generator, Jewish, Parent, Single, Startup, Writer/Editor

Saving species. Being the best person I can be. Community and the benefits of being part of one. Olympic lifting-perfect sport for mind and body.

Some animals that we look at as pets exist in captivity in enough numbers and bio-diversity that they could save their species if raised appropriately. Instead of filling the role of pseudo humans, we should raise them to know their own culture and be able to exist on their own in the wild. The USA could conceivably be an exporter of wildlife instead of an importer.

I did a TEDX talk about arks and what makes a boat or something else an "ark." I am totally committed to saving a part of the earth that no one else is focused on: the modern day Dodo bird. And other species.

listening, coming up with novel, crazy ideas that sometimes work but often don't, raising exotic birds, saving animals.