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Liz Kalaugher

@lizkalaugher.bsky.social
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Science writer and author of The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick (Icon Books, April 2025 and University of Chicago Press, May 2025). Co-author of Furry Logic: the Physics of Animal Life.

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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Out in paperback today! A Guardian Book of the Day and reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement (And yes, I do need to water the cheese plant...) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Paperback version of the Elephant in the Room book amongst some houseplant foliage. The cover has composite old-style paintings of different animals and two people on it.
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Absolutely delighted that The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick was reviewed by MIT's Harriet Ritvo in The TLS.
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Thank you for flagging The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick for #WorldZoonosesDay @VanessaSpedding Here's a link for anyone who'd like to read it uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #OneHealth #wildlifehealth
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The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick a book by Liz Kalaugher.
*A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY*Humans, animals and disease. They're all inter-related, so why do we keep ignoring the elephant in the room?It's well known that Covid-19 may have come from a bat, but dis...
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18/06/2025
Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry.
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Tick-borne diseases are booming – but we have new ways to fight them
Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Something that should be talked about more: “… human-made noise can be so loud and so pervasive in some areas that it blocks the natural sounds that would otherwise be audible. This affects the behaviour and life cycles of wildlife… Noise pollution also reduces our own health and wellbeing”
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How to design landscapes that enhance natural sounds and minimise noise pollution
Paying attention to soundscapes within the landscape design process can create a stronger sense of place and reduce unwanted noise.
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Delighted to be on @howonearthradio.bsky.social on @kgnu.bsky.social with the extremely dedicated Beth Bennett howonearthradio.org/archives/10129 #wildlife #OneHealth #wildlifehealth
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Animal Pandemics?
On this week’s How on Earth, Beth talks with author and science journalist Liz Kalaugher, about her new book, The Elephant in the room:How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick. Thi…
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Delighted to be talking #wildlifehealth and #OneHealth on Talk Nerdy podcast with Cara Santa Maria www.carasantamaria.com/podcast/liz-...
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Animal Illness w/ Liz Kalaugher
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist and author, Liz Kalaugher. They discuss Liz’s newly released book, “The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other...
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Well said, Anouk!
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Ecocide legislation like this would also benefit #wildlife - and human - health
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Excited that the pen I used to sign copies of The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick will soon be on the ceiling at @mrbsemporium.bsky.social
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Delighted that The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick is a table neighbour (I feel there should be a word for that) to Lucy Mangan and @ginarippon.bsky.social in the amazing @toppingsbath.bsky.social
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Delighted to be on the shelves of Bristol's Storysmith Books with such excellent company as @helenlpgordon.bsky.social Damian LeBas, Nicholas Jubber and @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Great to see the US edition of The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick hit the shelves today. Such a striking cover. Thank you @uchicagopress.bsky.social! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #wildlife #health
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The Elephant in the Room
A healthier future starts with seeing the human causes of wildlife diseases.   When new diseases spread, news reports often focus on wildlife culprits—rodents, monkeys and mpox; bats and COVID-19; wat...
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
@psychologytoday.com and Marc Bekoff - Thank you for featuring The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick today! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim... #wildlifehealth
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When We Make Wild Animals Sick, We Endanger Everyone
"The Elephant in the Room" is a globally important read about the myriad ways we cause wildlife to become sick and how, by protecting animals, we can protect ourselves.
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Delighted to have an article in @unseenhistories.com www.unseenhistories.com/neanderthal-... #wildlifehealth
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Neanderthal vs Human: did diseases make the difference? - Unseen Histories
Why did the Neanderthals vanish? Liz Kalaugher, author of The Elephant in the Room, investigates a theory.
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Hugely honoured to be The Guardian's Book of the Day! Thank you to all the team.
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Well done to everyone involved in negotiating this #PandemicAgreement. For background on why this is good news for #wildlife health as well as humans, please see my book The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick
How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Great to see an article on #OneHealth in the #PandemicAccord For background on why this is good news for wildlife health as well as humans, please see my book The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Thank you and happy birthday @rokewood.bsky.social!
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Thank you Giles Brown and @tre.radio for your excellent questions this morning, it was great to chat wildlife health!
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Liz Kalaugher @lizkalaugher.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Delighted to announce the UK publication of The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick. A huge thank you to editor Connor Stait and the team at Icon Books, agent Doug Young at PEW Literary and to all the researchers who contributed. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Book cover - composite image showing old paintings of animals
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 03/03/2025
Over one million species of wild flora and fauna are threatened with extinction, many within decades. Today is #WorldWildlifeDay. Let's take action #ForNature and invest in our planet - every action counts: wildlifeday.org/en
A leopard rests its head on a thick tree branch, gazing into the distance. Its golden fur, covered in black rosettes, contrasts with the surrounding green foliage. The background is softly blurred, creating a peaceful jungle atmosphere.
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