I am a freelance magazine writer, author and documentary filmmaker, specializing in international reportage. I have covered such topics as female genital mutilation, elephant conservation, female conservation rangers, climate change, animal rights, witch burnings in Papua New Guinea, Afghan women’s rights, transgender surgery, and children’s oral health in the developing world, among other subjects. I can be reached at rstaley@shaw.ca. My website is: https://robertastaley.com