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You don't have to be a naturalist to care about nature, and you don't have to be an expert to appreciate the distinctive lives of animals. That's the main theme in this ecology narrative written as part travel diary - part memoir. Cynthia Moulton, a biology professor at Castleton University who has been traveling to St. John with college students for more than fifteen years, is uniquely qualified to lead you on a tour of the fascinating lives of animals residing in the sea, sand, and trees of this enchanted tropical island. Snorkel over the fringing reef of Waterlemon Cay, along the rocky shore of Yawzi Point and in the mangroves of Hurricane Hole. Swim with sea turtles, stingrays, groupers and damselfish to appreciate their beauty and grace, as well as their struggle for survival. From sex-changing parrotfish to group sex in corals, the animals of the island have stories to tell and secrets to reveal. Discover the many mysteries behind the island's subtle web of life in Interconnected.
On June 7, 2002, at 9:00 a.m., Cindy Moulton received a phone call that would forever change her life and that of her family. Her father broke the news that during a routine surgery, the doctor had taken a biopsy from Cindy's mother, Gloria, that revealed what appeared to be a rare type of malignant melanoma. After a series of tests, the worst-case scenario was confirmed: Gloria had tumors in her lungs, brain, and other organs. In the seven months that followed her mother's strenuous battle with this deadly disease, Cindy and her family faced numerous ups and downs. She recounts the urgency to find the right doctors, the physically draining aftereffects her mother endured as a result of brai...