Food for Thought – Mountain Gorilla Conservation: The Untold Stories

Details

When: Monday, Jan 19 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. Their work centers on the ecology and social behavior of wild mountain gorillas and the evolutionary psychology of human-animal relationships.
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 studied ape species. Hear the “untold stories”—ones that are 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.