For as long as there have been animals, there have also been those who have done much to care for and/or protect them, some have even given their lives in this effort.
The first person who comes to mind is Gandhi.
For those of you who are not familiar with him, Gandhi demonstrated his idea of the proper order that placed animals ahead of people quite famously, when he let a group of dignitaries sit and wait, while he ” tended to his goats.”
Robert Redford has fought for all things “Natural” most of his life and these things include animals and the land that they live on.
Dian Fossey would tragically have her life taken, while trying to save her beloved Mountain Gorillas of Africa.
Pierce Brosnan may be best known worldwide for being James Bond, but to many in California, he is simply one who cares deeply for animals and the Environmemt.
Jacques Cousteau spent his life devoted to the creatures of the seas and left a great legacy for his children to follow.
Bob Barker made his support of animals quite clear using his high-profile game show as a platform.
Doris Day has used her celebrity to come to the rescue of countless animals and also for being part owner of a hotel in the upper scale Carmel, California that caters to dogs.
Jimmy Buffett has worked most of his life trying to protect the Environment and the Manatees of Florida.
And finally, this page has a list of Celebrities who care for animals and some of the names on it just may surprise you: Famous Animal Activists
Walking with the Alligators 
Great site looking good.
Thank you dear~
Awesome Site Header – Love Pumas or as they are also known Mountain Lions.
Wow what a great photo
Thank You. Yes, it is. It is/was from a Florida Panther group, that I believe may have gone away.
Thank you for checking out my blog. I love your blog as well. Nice to see other women who defend and love nature.
It is not a matter of choice for me really. It is a very scary place for animals here in Florida. And, they need all of the help they can get!
Thank you for your support. It is so appreciated.
I love your Florida Panther photo banner. Did you take the photo?
Thanks for stopping by my Post!
Thank you and you are welcome~
Like your site , first time visitor , will visit more often keep up the good work
Col.
Thank you for the kind words and welcome~
Working to protect wildlife in the Central Coast. Fortunate enough to have been up close and personal with so many wonderful creatures.
Bless you for your concern for our wild things~
Ciao & Pace – thanks for visiting my new Christian blog website and commenting on my “ABANDONED – NEVER” video showing a dolphin birth, much appreciated!!!
God bless you and all your loved ones and your ‘Caretakers’ blog,
Yours faithfully in Christian Love,
Evangelist Daniele (Penofareadywriter)
Thank you for your kind words and your concern for animals. We share a common bond, the love of innocent creatures.
Thank you again, and I hope you continue to enjoy my posts.
I love your post. Have you read Eco Barons? It is a great book about the people who have spent much time and energy into preserving the planet and animals. Glad you found me.
Thank you. Love yours as well.
No, have not read it, yet.
Glad we found each other too~
A great site on perhaps the most important issue before us. Thanks for your work.
Thank you so much.
Your support is so very important~
Thank you for visiting my post. I am with you in your understanding and love of all things living on earth.Vera
Thank you so much. Your support is very appreciated~
I’m sure you are know as the “gator woman”, would enjoy knowing your real name. But the reason for my reply, it’s always great to see those who we admire being caretakers of the planet and lovers of all wild animals. I get the most excited when I see kids realize just how important it is to protect them and our planet. It gives me hope that the next generation will tread much more softly on the environment. Thanks for giving your voice to those that can’t be heard.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.
Agreed.
The education in caring for and loving animals must begin at the beginning.
We plant the seeds for their future and the world that they will inherit, that will hopefully still be full of beautiful animals~
I feel like the animal caretaker in my own small part of the world – my neighborhood. I am the only one whose yard looks a little “wild”. My neighbors all poison their lawns with chemicals and trim everything to within an inch of its life. The guy to my immediate right will come out, clapping his hands and chase away a bird if it lands on his grass. Ridiculous. I feed the birds and squirrels, and I have ducks, squirrels, a raccoon, a skunk and all kinds of birds come visit my yard. All are welcome. The only animals that I find distressing are the hawk who has come to grab a few slow sparrows, and the cats that neighbors let roam. I have two cats myself, but they are strictly indoor kitties. I like your blog!
Yes, understood.
Our front yard is pretty much a wild place too, full of the “natural” things that Harriet, our resident Gopher Tortoise, wants and needs to eat, not a pretty, well manicured lawn poisoned with chemicals.
Thank you for caring about all of them~
Thank for being their voice; the animals need you. When I was on safari in Tanzania 2 years ago, I truly realized that I was their guest, not the other way around. Seeing them in their natural habitat was humbling and breathtaking.
Understood.
Our time on this Planet should be spent in some kind of servitude of the beautiful wild things that surround us, not the other way around.
Animals were not put here to be abused and/or murdered by us,
we should each of us, be their caretakers because they have,
“no voice but ours.”
I’m so glad you stopped by my blog! I am a huge animal lover. I am hoping to use my sea turtle paintings to raise money for turtle rehab and research!
God bless you for your dream and for your kind and loving heart.
Your future will be blessed by the many animals that you are helping to be cared for.
Wonderful work. Beautiful thoughts. Im glad you visited my site. One of my favorite things about most of Costa Rica is the effort to preserve its wildlife and natural beauty. We found it very eco balanced while there. Good luck with all of your efforts. I miss Florida! I walked the Seminole Trail every day and saw magnificent wildlife, right there in Lake Mary.
Hello and Welcome.
Thank you for your kind thoughts.
Since you have lived here and loved it, it must be hard to be away.
Sometimes I get frustrated because there are too many here now, who do not care for the wild life or the wild places the way that they should.
I have been coming here since the ’70’s, when my parents first moved down here and have seen so many changes and few of them are good for the native things here.
Now that Florida is my permanent home, (since 2004) I want to try to help save what is still wild and wonderful here.
I absolutely miss it. So many people only think of Florida’s plastic Disney adventure opportunity, while their is so much rich indigenous history and influence there. We loved to go to the out of the way places and my current love affair with photographing wildlife really began there. Once I began in Costa Rica there was no stopping me. I truly feel the messages that animals have for me/us when they show up in our daily lives are significant. I applaud your efforts to help ensure their continued long life upon this world. Humanity’s greatest misperception is that we are entitled above all else in existence. As in all things, it requires compromise and culpability. We are the interlopers, after all. 😉
Since you are a Native of Louisiana, just wanted to let you know that New Orleans is my favorite city in America.
I love the people, the culture and most of all the FOOD!!
Love all of the sounds and smells of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street
Could spend the rest of my life wandering around the bayous.
How lucky you are to call it all home~
It is pretty unique although quite a bit changed after Katrina. Still, there arent a lot more welcoming or relaxed spots that I have lived. There is a lot of rich history here as well. Thanks!
I think about Gandhi a lot and the qualities it took to accomplish what he did.
He was, in my humble opinion, the most important person who has lived in 500 years.
But then I may be slightly prejudiced~
He’s certainly way up there, Gator Woman. Who takes over 500 years ago?
Another wild gardener here, we feed the soil so all other life forms can thrive, wide range of flowers, shrubs, fruit trees al depend on pollinators, and we welcome all kinds, and have food through the seasons, my mission is to nurture a little corner of natural diversity, and i applaud your actions, caring for the natural world, cherishing life in all forms!
btw i posted a photo of a rare spotted panther here is the link to the photo: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/extremely-rare-jaguar-spotted-arizona-mountains-201801945.html
Thank you so much for sharing your passions and for caring for all life, wild and other wise~
What an extraordinary story.
Thank you for sharing it.
And how very, very sad.
It is all alone and the last of its kind,
like Ishi, the Last Yahi:
http://www.tahtonka.com/thoughts.html
It breaks my heart, how must it feel?
Fabulous post as always
Thank you Adam, as always~
I love this post AND all the comments! I grew up watching Jacques Cousteau sitting by my dad.
I cried at the end of “Ishi, the Last Yahi.”
I met Jacques Cousteau. It was a thrill as he is an idol of mine.