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E ach year, the Wildlife Conservation Expo gives us the chance to bring the excitement and adventure of wildlife conservation fieldwork directly to you. During this eagerly anticipated event, some of the world s leading conservationists protecting endangered species come together to share their stories. This year, we are especially looking forward to hosting a panel on climate change and its impacts on wildlife and the work of conservationists worldwide. Spend the day in the world of a conservationist from the African savannah to the forests of South America as you learn about the trials and joys that stem from living in wild places with wild animals. SOME OF THE WORLD S LEADING CONSERVATIONISTS PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES COME TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR STORIES SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 10AM-6PM MISSION BAY CONFERENCE CENTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA OVER 70 EXHIBITORS Frans Lanting/lanting.com
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK PARTNERS Wildlife Conservation Network saves endangered species in over 25 countries around the world by supporting independent wildlife conservationists with the funding and training that they need to succeed. WCN s Conservation Partners form the core of our network. Visit Snow Leopard Conservancy, Small Cat Conservation Alliance, and Okapi Conservation Project during Expo at their Partner tables. Navinder Singh ELENA BYKOVA SAIGA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE UZBEKISTAN In 2015, a disease rapidly killed more than half of the world s last remaining saiga antelope. The saiga are currently recovering and SCA is helping protect the remaining population from poachers. Elena, a native of Uzbekistan, is a founding member of SCA and has dedicated her life to saving saiga and involving local people in conservation, even convincing some former poachers to become saiga guardians. ROSAMIRA GUILLEN PROYECTO TITÍ COLOMBIA Thanks to Rosamira s leadership and guidance, PT has recently opened a new reserve for cotton-top tamarins in Colombia. The project continues to expand throughout the country, educating hundreds of children and adults and showing the value of this endangered little monkey, endemic to Colombia. Susan McConnell J. Weller Frans Lanting/lanting.com Diane Wilson SHIVANI BHALLA & JENERIA LEKILELEI EWASO LIONS KENYA DR. PABLO BORBOROGLU GLOBAL PENGUIN SOCIETY SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PETER BLINSTON PAINTED DOG CONSERVATION ZIMBABWE BELINDA LOW MACKEY GREVY S ZEBRA TRUST KENYA Shivani and Jeneria are dedicated to saving Kenya s lions. As a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Disney s Conservation Hero, respectively, both are highly acclaimed in their field. With their team, they work with local warriors, elders, women, and children to benefit the entire ecosystem. Collaborating with communities is the heart of Ewaso s work; their Warrior Watch program trains Samburu warriors to promote human-predator co-existence. 10:00 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM Penguins have always been important in Pablo s life and he s passionate about conserving them. He founded GPS to protect the 18 species of penguins in the Southern Hemisphere. Pablo works closely with local governments and other conservation groups to establish guidelines for penguin conservation and create new marine protected areas, such as the Punta Tombo Marine Reserve in Argentina. 10:00 AM FISHER BANQUET ROOM After watching a documentary on painted dogs over 30 years ago, Peter was determined to save them. Since then his leadership has helped antipoaching units find and dispose of thousands of snares. His team has also established educational bush camps that take children into the field to see wildlife, many for the first time. Painted dog numbers have been growing within the areas where PDC operates. 11:30 AM FISHER BANQUET ROOM Belinda, GZT s founder, is a native Kenyan dedicated to saving the highly endangered Grevy s zebra; the largest zebra species found only in Kenya and Ethiopia. GZT s Grevy s Zebra Scouts program uniquely focuses on involving women and men from local Samburu communities in conservation. 1:30 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
Frans Lanting/lanting.com Harry Harrington ROCIO PALACIOS ANDEAN CAT ALLIANCE ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, CHILE, PERU DR. COLLEEN BEGG NIASSA LION PROJECT MOZAMBIQUE ROBYN APPLETON SPECTACLED BEAR CONSERVATION PERU DR. CLAUDIO SILLERO ETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION PROGRAM The Andean Cat Alliance works in several countries throughout the Andes, protecting the most endangered cat in the Americas an elusive animal few know even exists. Rocío has only seen the cat in the wild once, as a gray shadow on a mountain when she was in the field. AGA s research, conservation, and outreach programs aim to have a long lasting, impactful effect on Andean cat conservation. 1:30 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM Colleen and her family live and work in one of the world s last remaining great wilderness areas Niassa National Reserve in Mozambique. NLP has started a new school lunch program that feeds over 200 children a day. Building these relationships with local communities is key to lion conservation as it helps people and lions co-exist peacefully. 2:30 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM Robyn first fell in love with spectacled bears over ten years ago at a bear research symposium where she realized how little was known about the species. She became determined to change that. Since then Robyn and her team were the first to fit a GPS collar on a spectacled bear in Peru and they continue to improve our knowledge of these shy animals through scientific research. SBC also works closely with local communities to provide education and outreach. 4:00 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM Claudio founded the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Program to help save one of the earth s rarest canids. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Following the 2015 rabies outbreak in the Bale Mountains, the wolf population was recovering thanks to a swift intervention by the EWCP. 4:00 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM Rachel T. Graham Frans Lanting/lanting.com Suzi Eszterhas DR. RACHEL GRAHAM MARALLIANCE BELIZE AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN REBECCA KLEIN CHEETAH CONSERVATION BOTSWANA FRANK POPE SAVE THE ELEPHANTS KENYA DR. LAURIE MARKER CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND NAMIBIA Rachel has been fascinated by the ocean ever since her childhood in Tunisia. She s worked with fishers to establish effective conservation goals for nearly 20 years. In 2011, she won the Whitley Fund for Nature Gold Award, and in 2014 she founded Mar- Alliance to promote impactful and inclusive grassroots science and conservation of marine wildlife. 2:30 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM Rebecca founded Cheetah Conservation Botswana to protect Botswana s cheetah population. Since then, they ve worked closely with the local community, especially farmers, to reduce incidents of human and cheetah conflict. CCB researchers recently debunked the myth that cheetahs are livestock killers by analyzing cheetah droppings. 4:00 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM STE is a leader in the efforts to fight the elephant ivory crisis sweeping across Africa. Together with WCN they have created the Elephant Crisis Fund to address poaching, trafficking, and demand for ivory. As the Chief Operating Officer for STE, Frank plays a key role in ensuring a future for Africa s elephants. He works in Kenya as a member of the Douglas-Hamilton family, and brings decades of experience to the STE team. Laurie is recognized as one of the world s leading experts on cheetahs and a pioneer in the field of cheetah conservation. CCF works closely with local farmers to understand the root of human-cheetah conflict and to mitigate it through innovative programs, such as their livestock guardian dogs. 5:15 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM 5:15 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
GUEST SPEAKERS DR. ALASDAIR HARRIS BLUE VENTURES Alasdair founded Blue Ventures in 2003 to demonstrate that effective marine conservation requires pragmatic, entrepreneurial, and locally-led approaches to marine and fisheries management. His work in marine conservation is world renowned and has been featured on the TED blog, the Guardian, and the BBC, among others. He works closely with local communities to benefit people and animals alike. 2:30 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM DR. STEVEN AMSTRUP POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL Steven is the Chief Scientist at Polar Bears International. He brings over thirty years of experience in polar bear ecology research and has won the prestigious Indianapolis Prize in 2012 for his work. Polar Bears International has become a champion of tackling real world issues to solve the growing problem of climate change. 4:00 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM PANEL WILDLIFE IN A WARMER WORLD Climate change isn t just a human problem; it affects all species. This panel of conservationists will share their experiences of how climate change affects wildlife around the world. Beyond habitat and food sources melting away for polar bears or penguins, learn about lesser known effects in radically different environments: increased fires destroying the forest homes of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia and lethal bacteria decimating herds of saiga antelope in the steppes of Central Asia. You re sure to walk away with new insights into one of the main environmental challenges of our time. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Steven Amstrup of Polar Bears International; Dr. Pablo Borboroglu of Global Penguin Society; Elena Bykova of Saiga Conservation Alliance; Rosamira Guillen of Proyecto Tití 11:30 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM Garth Cripps/Blue Ventures
SPEAKER SCHEDULE Saturday, October 8, 2016 TIME ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM SECOND FLOOR FISHER BANQUET ROOM GROUND FLOOR HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS 10:00-11:00 Welcome by Charles Knowles WCN Shivani Bhalla & Jeneria Lekilelei LIONS 11:00-11:30 BREAK 11:30-12:30 CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL Dr. Steven Amstrup-Polar Bears; Dr. Pablo Borboroglu-Penguins; Elena Bykova-Saiga Antelope; Rosamira Guillen-Cotton-Top Tamarins Welcome by Dr. Jean-Gaël Collomb WCN Dr. Pablo Borboroglu PENGUINS Peter Blinston PAINTED DOGS 12:30-1:30 LUNCH BREAK ~ Boxed lunch for purchase* 1:30-2:00 Belinda Low Mackey GREVY S ZEBRA 2:00-2:30 BREAK 2:30-3:30 Dr. Colleen Begg LIONS 3:30-4:00 BREAK Rocío Palacios ANDEAN CATS Dr. Rachel Graham SHARKS AND RAYS Dr. Alasdair Harris MARINE BIODIVERSITY Please go to www.wildnet.org/events Sales Begin August 16 at 10am. Adult $100 Student $50 Event location: Mission Bay Conference Center 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94143 (Easily accessible to parking and public transit) Questions? 415-202-6380 www.wildnet.org events@wildnet.org Volunteer: Interested in volunteering for the Expo or other WCN events? Please contact WCN at 415-202-6380 or volunteer@wildnet.org Marty Varon Marty Varon 4:00-5:00 Rebecca Klein CHEETAHS Robyn Appleton SPECTACLED BEARS Dr. Steven Amstrup POLAR BEARS Dr. Claudio Sillero ETHIOPIAN WOLVES 5:00-5:15 BREAK 5:15-5:45 Frank Pope ELEPHANTS Dr. Laurie Marker CHEETAHS * A boxed lunch is available for purchase at the event for $15. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available. Other refreshments will be for sale in the café until 4:00pm. The Expo is full of interesting, inspirational presentations by conservationists from around the world. In between sessions please walk around and talk with the conservationists and the dozens of exhibitors selling curios and sharing information about their worthy wildlife-related causes. For the latest Expo updates, please visit www.wildnet.org/events Lisa Hoffner/WildeyePhoto.com
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