The Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund recently honored Isabella Rossellini as a Champion of the Environment for her dedication to the protection of animals and wilderness. The recognition includes a $100,000 grant, which Ms. Rossellini will pass on to two of the primary conservation efforts that she supports - the White Oak Plantation nature preserve in Florida; and the Wildlife Conservation Network program to protect the Andean mountain cat. When explaining her abiding affection for wildlife Ms. Rossellini describes the compassion she has for animals both domestic and in the wild: "You have cats and dogs, and you start to wonder how the cats and dogs in the wild, tigers and wolves, were doing. You see your dog do something that seems instinctual, and you wonder where it comes from. Simple questions like that made me realize that we can't take animals for granted in the wild, anymore. We have to protect them." Via: The Orlando Sentinel

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