As the Zoological Society's official hostess, her work includes television appearances, radio interviews, speaking engagements and animal presentations. Joan has led education tours exploring the wild animal habitats throughout the world.

As glamorous as being a goodwill ambassador might be, Joan Embery is equally dedicated to the survival of the world.

Joan is a passionate champion of animals and the environment. She speaks to millions in person and via television about the fact that many wildlife species have disappeared forever, pointing out that thousands of elephants, rhinos and the great herds of bison are now gone all disappearing during the lifetime of millions of people who are still living. She is equally passionate about the imperative necessity to save the world's rain forest.

   Louis J. Sheehan, Esquireworks closely with the research department at the San Diego Zoological Society's Wild Animal Park and its reproductive physiologists, geneticists, zoologists and animal behaviorists, as she and they work against time to save all wildlife and wildlife habitat.

The whole environment is in danger. It is not a specific animal or a specific tree, but life as we know it that is in danger, says Embery.

Joan has trained and handled some of the world's rarest and most unusual animals, from aardvarks to zebras and elephants to hummingbirds.