Food for Thought – Mountain Gorilla Conservation: The Untold Stories

Details

When: Monday, Jan 12 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Where: Vivace Restaurant

Cost: $76.00 for 1 session(s) (includes lunch)

Type: In Person

Category:

• Food for Thought
• Lunch Events

Instructor: Dr. H. Dieter Steklis and Dr Netzin Steklis are on the faculty of the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the University of Arizona.
Dr. H. Dieter Steklis and Dr Netzin Steklis

Fifty years ago, Dian Fossey predicted that the mountain gorillas of Rwanda would be extinct by the end of the 20^th century. Today, they are thriving as one of the best protected and most studied ape species. Hear the “untold stories”—not customarily revealed in scientific reports – to better understand gorilla behavior, the nature of the human-gorilla relationship and why Fossey and the many others have devoted their lives to saving mountain gorillas.