Carl Safina is an ecologist and author of books and writings about the human relationship with the natural world. He is the Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University and is the founding president of the not-for-profit Safina Center. Audubon magazine named him as one of its “100 Notable Conservationists of the 20th Century” and Utne Reader listed him among “25 Visionaries Changing the World.” Safina’s most recent book is Becoming Wild; How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace.