Bryan Cummins, PhD, is an anthropologist who has conducted archival and field research in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France and taught for McMaster University's Department of Anthropology for 25 years. He lives in Ontario, Canada. Kaelyn Racine is currently pursuing a master's degree in ecological management and conservation biology at Queen's University Belfast in Ireland. Her academic research focuses on environmental conservation, climate change, and the impact of human development on natural ecosystems.