Sara Gruen — Canadian Author born on December 30, 1969,

Sara Gruen is an author with dual Canadian and American citizenship. Her books deal greatly with animals and she is a supporter of numerous charitable organizations that support animals and wildlife... (wikipedia)

I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.
You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.
Gorillas are in danger of being wiped out by the Ebola virus. I feel like we have limited time to get to know them and understand them and they're going to disappear - that's terrifically sad. Wouldn't it be great if we could stop that?
I think there is just a vein of humanity that really loves animals and really loves to read about them.
It seems natural to surround my fictional world with animals because my reality is full of them. When I'm sitting there conceiving a story, they just pop up.