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Presentation

“Pleistocene rewilding: Lions in the den of Daniels?”

Date:
Time:
7:00 pm
Hardin Hall Room: 107
3310 Holdrege St
Lincoln NE 68583
Additional Info: HARH
Contact:
Shawna Richter-Ryerson, (402) 472-6515, shawna@unl.edu
Dr. Harry W. Greene, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, will present “Pleistocene rewilding: Lions in the den of Daniels?” The event is free and open to the public.

The Maps & More Store will host a booksigning in coordination with the presentation. Two of Greene’s books, “Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery” and “Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art,” are for sale at the store.

Greene is the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He also is senior scholar for the Center for Humans and Nature. He built his career as a herpetologist and researcher of evolutionary biology and vertebrate conservation.

His presentation will cover the controversial idea of reintroducing lions, elephants and other mammals from the Pleistocene era into the Americas. He argues that method of conservation may seem risky, but doing nothing isn’t risk-free either.

Greene also will be present and discuss “Teaching Biodiversity & the Tree of Life” from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Hardin Hall 107. The speech is open to students, faculty and The Amphibian Group, an interagency and inter-university organization.

Additional Public Info:
snr.unl.edu

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