Known for his poetic non-fiction prose about conservation and nature. His work explores how the human species has been altering the world of living beings and the consequences of these changes for non-human species and for all of us. Combining science, emotion and ethics, Safina calls first and foremost for action. He obtained his doctorate in ecology with a thesis on seabirds, after which he became involved in the fight to abolish the use of fishing nets on the high seas and reform US fishing policies. He hosted the PBS series «Saving the Ocean». His writings have appeared in The New York Times, Time, Audubon and Yale E360 magazines, as well as online on National Geographic, the Huffington Post and CNN.com. His books include the classic «Song for the Blue Ocean» and «Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel».