Belinda Recio

Belinda Recio is a recipient of the Humane Society’s Award for Innovation in the Study of Animals and Society. She has written numerous books—including Inside Animal Hearts and Minds (Skyhorse 2017)—and has developed award-winning science curricula for educational television, museums, and children’s publishers. Recio is a columnist for Organic Spa Magazine, where she writes her “State of the Ark” column on animals, and the owner of True North Gallery where she exhibits art that connects people with animals and nature. She lives in Hamilton, Massachusetts.