Craig Stanford is the author of Cold-Blooded Murder: The Impending Extinction of the World’s Most Beautiful Reptiles and Amphibians. He is a professor of biological sciences and anthropology at the University of Southern California. He is chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and has conducted field studies of tortoises, turtles, and primates in South and Southeast Asia, East Africa, China, and Mexico. Stanford is the author of twenty books, including Planet Without Apes (2014) and The Last Tortoise: A Tale of Extinction in Our Lifetime (2010).