Resolving Human - Elephant
Conflict in Africa
SAFEGUARDING VILLAGE FOOD SOURCES BY OFFERING VIABLE ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES
ASSISTING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS
RESTORING ELEPHANTS TO THEIR FORMER HABITATS
RESTORING MALAWI’S FORESTS
BARBARA BROOKS
Barbara Brooks
Public Relations Director & Trustee
Barbara Brooks, ELEFENCE Public Relations Director and Trustee, is retired from The College of Wooster in Ohio where she served as Tour Coordinator for the Scot Symphonic Band and The Wooster Chorus. Animals have always been a part of her life from living with domestic cats and dogs, to providing hands-on care for tigers, lions, leopards, and wolves. Previous to her involvement with exotic animal conservation, she danced with the iconic Radio City Music Hall Rockettes in New York City. As a freelance publicist, she promoted Tiger Missing Link Foundation; Cat Dancers, and authors, Dick Houston, Nancy Moulton and Michael Talbot. From 2000-2002 she was Director of Education and tour guide for Rivendell Exotic Animal Park, a privately owned facility in Wooster. Published work includes a nine-part segment about tigers for the United Kingdom magazine, ANIMALS, ANIMALS, ANIMALS. Her determination to help save wildlife in Africa began in junior high school literature class when the teacher instructed the students to read a story about photographing elephants by Martin and Osa Johnson, Kansas pioneering adventure filmmakers. Inspired by the Johnsons' work, she has been to Africa several times and looks forward to project assessment trips with ELEFENCE.