Lillian Ciardelli recently graduated with an MA in Animal Behavior and Conservation from Hunter College where she studied nonhuman animal personalities. She is currently working towards becoming an Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (ACAAB) in order to pursue a career in animal management or consulting. Lillian’s ultimate passion is improving the psychological welfare of animals in captivity through improved understanding. She also believes that communication to our generation about caring for our planet should be accessible, positive, and inspiring and hopes this blog (and her new found love of photography) will start that change!