• Photo of Debbie Ethell and Coe Lewis that says Coe Lewis interviews Debbie Ethell about her best-selling book on elephants The Will of Heaven

    CoExist Podcast.

    Fellow conservationist Coe Lewis interviews Debbie Ethell about her book “The Will of Heaven,” her passion for elephants, and education.

    Interviewed by Coe Lewis
    March 16, 2022

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    BossBabe Blog.

    Debbie Ethell’s mission is simple: to save Kenya’s wild elephants through education, education, education!

    By Victoria Borisch
    March 10, 2020

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  • Voices for the Animals log and a photo of Debbie Ethell in a sound booth being interviewed by Courtney Scott which a caption that reads KBOO Podcast featuring Debbie Ethell "A Voice for the Elephants"

    Voices for the Animals Podcast.

    Courtney Scott interviews elephant warrior Debbie Ethell. She shares some of her favorite stories and is one of the upcoming speakers at the International Elephant Conference.

    Interviewed by Courtney Scott
    March 26, 2018

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  • Headline from West Linn Tidings newspaper with the headline that reads Debbie Ethell is an elephant's best friend and a photo showing Debbie's face inches away from an elephant face.

    West Linn Tidings.

    Debbie Ethell has poured her life into an extraordinary effort to prevent elephants in the wild from becoming extinct and she’s doing this in the most remarkable way … by education.

    By Cliff Newell
    October 13, 2016

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  • Helen Raptis interviewing Debbie Ethell across a table in a television studio with a caption that reads Helen Raptis interviews Debbie Ethell about why she's so passionate about elephants and how she's working to change the law.

    AM Northwest.

    Channel 2, KATU’s Helen Raptis interviews Debbie Ethell on her life’s mission to educate about elephants and how she’s trying to change Oregon law.

    Interviewed by Helen Raptis
    June 9, 2016

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  • West Linn Tidings newspaper headline that reads Debbie Ethell is Inspiring the next generation with a photo showing Debbie standing on top of a desk outdoors speaking to huge group of Kenyan children.

    West Linn Tidings.

    When Debbie Ethell was invited to teach at a school in Kenya she quickly realized they had no desks. She leaped into action and raised enough money to provide hundreds of desks for every student across six schools because to her education is everything.

    By Cory Buchanan
    March 14, 2014

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  • Headline of Lake Oswego Review newspaper that reads Keynote Speaker: Debbie Ethell; Portland joins Global March to Save Elephants and Rhinos

    Lake Oswego Review.

    Conservation Research Scientist Debbie Ethell headlines Portland’s Global March for Elephants and Rhinos this year. She will give a presentation followed by a march.

    By Lisa Brisley
    September 22, 2016

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  • Kara Mack and Debbie Ethell smiling at the camera on the set of Afternoon Live which a caption that reads Kara Mack interviews Debbie Ethell about her passion for elephants, her first book, and why she feels education is so important.

    Afternoon Live.

    Channel 2, KATU’s Kara Mack interviews Debbie Ethell about her book “The Will of Heaven,” recovery from addiction, why education is so important, and the elephants who saved her life.

    Interview by Kara Mack
    October 30, 2019.

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  • Lake Oswego Review newspaper headline that reads A Tale of Loss, Redemption, and Elephants with a photo of Debbie Ethell looking out at group of wild elephants standing in a blind.

    Lake Oswego Review.

    Debbie Ethell has dedicated her life to conservation and education about elephants. Her new book called “The Will of Heaven” is getting rave reviews and we can easily see why.

    By Barb Randall
    October 10, 2019

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  • West Linn Tidings newspaper headline that reads Wilsonville Rotariants, KOTA Foundation donate desks to students in Kenya with a photo of Debbie Ethell sitting at one of the desks she had made surrounded by Kenyan schoolchildren.

    West Linn Tidings.

    Through the efforts of Debbie Ethell, her non-profit foundation, KOTA, and local communitiy partnerships (in Oregon and in Kenya) hundreds of young Kenyan students finally get a desk.

    By Di Saunders
    February 6. 2019

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