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Walter Jetz and Dennis Liu to Lead Sessions at Ecology Meetings
This week, the Ecological Society of America and Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution will meet in Montreal, Canada to discuss important research, scientific topics, and developments in conservation biology, ecology studies, and more as part of the ESACSEE Joint Meeting, August 14-19. The Half-Earth Project will be represented by Dr. Dennis Liu, VP of Education, and Dr. Walter Jetz, Scientif
Read MoreOur Shared Future, a celebration of Half-Earth Day 2022
Aug 06, 2022
The Smithsonian Institution and E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation present Our Shared Future–a conversation in celebration of Half-Earth Day 2022 October 13, Washington, DC Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium a live event featuring Ani Dasgupta, Queen Quet, Ellen Stofan, Paula J. Ehrlich, Elizabeth Gray, Cristián Samper, Lucas St. Clair, Sean B. Carroll, with J
Read MoreTeaching ourselves about the Birds and the Bees – how wildlife sex informs the extinction threat
“Teaching ourselves about the Birds and the Bees” first appeared in the NY Daily News on July 3, 2022. Pierre Comizzoli is a research biologist at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington. This piece was co-produced with Knowable Magazine. The endangered Sumatran rhino is on the brink of extinction, and some of the few remaining animals are t
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