Carl Safina

Carl Safina
Born (1955-05-23) May 23, 1955 (age 69)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, Endowed Professor at Stony Brook University, founder of SafinaCenter.org
LanguageAmerican English
Alma materB.A. State University of New York at Purchase
M.S. Rutgers University
Ph.D. Rutgers University
Period1990-
SubjectEcology
Notable worksSong for the Blue Ocean
Eye of the Albatross
Voyage of the Turtle
Nina Delmar and the Great Whale Rescue
The View from Lazy Point
A Sea in Flames
Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel.
Notable awardsMacArthur Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Pew Fellowship
John Burroughs Medal
George B. Rabb Conservation Medal
James Beard Medal
Orion Book Award
Lannan Literary Award
SpousePatricia Paladines
Website
carlsafina.org

Carl Safina (born May 23, 1955) is an American ecologist and author of books and other writings about the human relationship with the natural world. His books include Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace; Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel; Song for the Blue Ocean; Eye of the Albatross; The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World; and others. He is the founding president of the Safina Center, and is inaugural holder of the Carl Safina Endowed Chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University. Safina hosted the PBS series Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina.