Vicki Croke has made a career out of reporting the life and time of animals for a variety of media. Croke currently reports on animal issues for Here & Now on NPR and for The Wild Life on WBUR. She is the author of the New York Times–bestselling Elephant Company, which tells the story of J. H. Williams and the company of elephants he commanded for the Allied Forces in World War II. Croke wrote “The Animal Beat” for the Boston Globe for thirteen years and has had work featured in a number of other national outlets. She is also the former anchor of The Secret Life of Animals on NECN.