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Thursday 01/08/2009
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Education :: Lecture
also Education :: Environment |
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Can America Protect its Great Migrations? Ecological Symbolism and Conservation
7:00 PM Ninemile Ranger Station
Description:
The Ninemile Wildlife Workgroup will host the first in a series of four free-admission lectures—“Can America Protect its Great Migrations? Ecological Symbolism and Conservation” on Thursday, January 8, 2009, at the Ninemile Ranger Station, from 7-8 PM.
Guest lecturer will be Biologist Dr. Joel Berger, the John J. Craighead Chair and Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Montana.
Animal migrations are spectacular examples of our past and present and they serve to awe and to inspire, whether whale, tern or butterfly. They stir the public imagination and, here in the Rocky Mountains, the needs of migratory species may be better understood than in many other parts of the world. Nevertheless, to maintain populations, corridors between seasonal ranges are in need of protection, a major challenge due to a complex mix of lands beyond the boundaries of protected areas. Dr. Joel Berger's talk will outline where migrations occur and where they have been lost. It will also showcase the recent conservation of the longest migration corridor of a land mammal in the continuous USA as a demonstration of where science and subsequent public advocacy worked hand-in-hand and resulted in protection.
For further information, please contact:
Rickie van Berkum
626-4587
fhvb55@gmail.com
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Ninemile Ranger Station
Address: Nine Mile Road and Remount intersection, Huson, MT 59846
Phone: contact: Rickie van Berkum 626-4587
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