School of Natural Resources Seminar: Laurie Marker
Topic: Cheetah Conservation
12:00 pm –
1:00 pm
Hardin Hall
Room: 901 South
3310 Holdrege St
Lincoln NE 68583
Lincoln NE 68583
Additional Info: HARH
Virtual Location:
Zoom View Seminars
Target Audiences:
Contact:
Larkin Powell, lpowell3@unl.edu
Dr. Laurie Marker is the Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
Before becoming Executive Director of Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in 1990, Dr. Laurie Marker began her career working with cheetahs at Wildlife Safari, a wildlife park in the United States. She first traveled to South West Africa (now Namibia) while conducting research into the rewilding of captive-born cheetahs.
Dr. Marker’s research proved that cheetahs held in captivity could be taught to hunt but, more importantly, it was during this time she discovered livestock farmers were killing wild cheetah by the hundreds. Without intervention, the future of the species would be in jeopardy. For this reason, Dr. Marker decided to found CCF and move to Namibia.
Before becoming Executive Director of Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in 1990, Dr. Laurie Marker began her career working with cheetahs at Wildlife Safari, a wildlife park in the United States. She first traveled to South West Africa (now Namibia) while conducting research into the rewilding of captive-born cheetahs.
Dr. Marker’s research proved that cheetahs held in captivity could be taught to hunt but, more importantly, it was during this time she discovered livestock farmers were killing wild cheetah by the hundreds. Without intervention, the future of the species would be in jeopardy. For this reason, Dr. Marker decided to found CCF and move to Namibia.
Download this event to my calendar
This event originated in SNR Seminars & Discussions.