Philippe J. Dubois is an ornithologist and writer who has travelled the world birdwatching. He is the author of several works on climate change and biodiversity, and is the former head of Delachaux and Niestl�, the world's oldest nature publisher, in Paris.

Elise Rousseau has a Master's degree in Literature and a degree in Philosophy, and is a conservationist and the author of several works on nature and animals.