Spring 2015 Seminar Series: Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology

Seminars will occur Mondays from 12- 1 PM in 107 Norman Smith Hall

Date

Speaker

Affiliation

Title

1/19

No Seminar

1/26

Olaf Jensen

Rutgers University

“The River Wolf and the Blue Pearl: Conservation of Endangered Salmonids in Northern Mongolia.”

 

2/2

Bill Sutton

Tennessee State University

“Vulnerability Assessments of Amphibian and Reptile Hotspots.”

 

2/9

Odbayar Tumendemberel

Mongolian Academy of Science

“Conservation and Ecology of the Gobi Bear in the Gobi Desert Ecosystem.”

 

2/16

Mohammed Iman Bakarr

Global Environment Facility, Washington DC

“Paradigm Shifts in the Science and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation.”

 

2/23

Jeff Murphy

NOAA Fisheries-Maine Field Station

“The Endangered Species Act: Interagency Consultation and Monitoring Requirements.”

 

3/2

No Seminar

Spring Break

3/9

No Seminar

Spring Break

3/16

Jim Sanderson

Small Wild Cat Consercation Foundation

“Small Wild Cats: Status Update and Conservation Efforts.”

 

3/26

John Organ

USGS Cooperative Reseearch Units Program

TBA

3/30

Adam Baukus

Gulf of Maine Research Institute

“Groundfish Trawling: Perceptions and Realities of a Complex Harvesting System.”

 

4/6

Janette Wallis

University of Oklahoma

“Seasonal Influence on Reproduction and Behavior in Chimpanzees.”

 

4/13

Allison Moody

University of Wisconsin

“Decision Support Tool for Barrier Removal in the Great Lakes Basin.”

4/20

No Seminar

NEAFWA Conference

 

4/27

Tom Quinn

University of Washington

“Predation by Bears on Salmon: Ecology, Behavior and Evolution.”

 

Please contact Abdulai Barrie (abdulai.barrie@maine.edu), Lisa Izzo (lisa.izzo@maine.edu), Brian Rolek (brian.rolek@maine.edu), or Jonathan Watson (jonathan.watson@maine.edu) to make arrangements to meet with speakers.

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If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call Lisa Izzo at 484.678.6729 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 2 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however all requests will be considered.