Dr Kirrilly Thompson, Research Fellow in Cultural Anthropology at CQ University in Adelaide, Australia, is a cultural anthropologist with varied research experience and interests.
In this episode of Human Animal Science, we get an overview of her ground breaking research into the effect of the human-animal bond in relation to natural disaster preparedness and survival.
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Animals and Disasters Project Summary (PDF)
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Koala and fire fighter from the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia
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