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Apr
16
Wednesday
Apr
16
Wed
The Arts :: Film also Education :: Discussion
An Evening with M. Sanhayan
6:00 PM (America/Denver)
University of Montana
An Evening with M. Sanhayan Description:
The International Wildlife Film Festival and The University of Montana are pleased to welcome leading global conservation scientist, writer and an Emmy-nominated news contributor Dr. M. Sanjayan to this year's festival to present an episode from his upcoming Showtime documentary series Years Of Living Dangerously.

Sanjayan has focused on the role of conservation in improving human well-being, wildlife and the environment. He serves on Conservation International's senior leadership team as Executive Vice President and Senior Scientist.

Sanjayan's broad-reaching television experience includes numerous documentaries for Discovery Channel and the BBC and serving as a frequent contributor to CBS News. He is currently filming his new TV series, Earth - A New Wild airing on PBS in 2015. He is also the science correspondent for Years of Living Dangerously, a Showtime documentary series debuting in April 2014. In January 2014 he returned as the featured contributor to the BBC World News series The Power of Nature.

His scientific work has been published in journals including Science, Nature and Conservation Biology. Raised in Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone, Sanjayan's unique background and expertise have also attracted mainstream media coverage in Outside, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Afar and The New York Times.

Sponsored by The President's Office at The University of Montana
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: University of Montana
Address: UC Theater
Phone: N/A

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