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I Thought My Life Was Mapped Out. Research, Living In The Forest, Teaching And Writing. But In '86 I Went To A Conference And Realised The Chimpanzees Were Disappearing. I Had Worldwide Recognition And A Gift Of Communication. I Had To Use Them.

Chimps Taught Us We're Not Separated From The Animal Kingdom, We're A Part Of It.

We Seem To Have Lost The Wisdom Of The Indigenous People, Which Dictated That In Any Major Decision, The First Consideration Was 'how Will This Decision We're Making Today Affect Our People In The Future? These Days, Decisions Are Made Based On The Bottom Line.

I Wanted To Talk To The Animals Like Dr. Dolittle.

I Became Intensely Aware Of The Being-ness Of Trees. The Feel Of Rough Sun-warmed Bark Of An Ancient Forest Giant, Or The Cool, Smooth Skin Of A Young And Eager Sapling, Gave Me A Strange, Intuitive Sense Of The Sap As It Was Sucked Up By Unseen Roots And Drawn Up To The Very Tips Of The Branches, High Overhead.