Marc Bekoff is:
- Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado,
- A Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society, and
- A former Guggenheim Fellow.
In 2009 Marc became:
- A member of The Humane Society University (http://www.humanesocietyuniversity.org/) and
- A Scholar-In-Residence at the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver
(http://www.du.edu/socialwork/faculty/facultypages/bekoff.html) and was
- Also presented with the Saint Francis of Assisi Award by the New Zealand SPCA.
In 2000 he was:
- Awarded the Exemplar Award from the Animal Behavior Society for major long-term
contributions to the field of animal behavior.
Marc is also:
- An ambassador for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program, in which he works with students of
all ages, senior citizens and prisoners.
Marc has published:
- More than 200 scientific and popular essays and
- Twenty-two books including;
~ Minding Animals, the Ten trusts (with Jane Goodall),
~ The Emotional Lives of Animals,
~ Animals Matter,
~ Animals at Play: Rules of the Game (an award-winning children's book),
~ Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals (with Jessica Pierce),
~ The Animal Manifesto: Six Reasons for Expanding Our Compassion Footprint, and
~ the Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships,
~ the Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, and
~ two editions of the Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare.
In 2005 Marc:
- Was presented with The Bank One Faculty Community Service Award for the work he has done
with
children, senior citizens, and prisoners.
In 1986 he:
- Became the first American to win his age-class at the Tour du Var bicycle race (also called the
Master's/age-graded Tour de France).
Among Marc's hobbies are:
- Cycling, skiing, hiking, and reading spy novels.
His websites are:
- http://literati.net/Bekoff/index.htm and,
- http://www.ethologicalethics.org/ with Jane Goodall.
