John Aberth is an author and historian who lives in Roxbury, VT. He received his Ph.D. in Medieval History from the University of Cambridge in England and spent twenty years as a professor of history, publishing ten books. Upon his retirement, he received his license from both the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to rehab both birds and mammals, training at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science and apprenticing with head wildlife keeper, Allison Stark. He now specializes in the rehab of raptors--namely, owls, hawks, and falcons--and also in some mammals, including beavers, bobcats, coyotes, minks, and weasels.