Rene Ebersole writes and edits articles and books relating to science, the environment, and health. In her journalistic pursuits she has waded in swamps inhabited by alligators, witnessed a 200-pound bear getting a root canal, and donned scuba gear to wrestle with octapuses. She is staff Features Editor at Audubon magazine. Her book, "Gorilla Mountain," a children's biography of gorilla biologist Amy Vedder was published by Joseph Henry Press and Scholastic.