Join the Global Biodiversity Center and The Africa Center for a lecture by famed conservation biologist Dr. Amy Vedder at Colorado State University. Dr. Vedder will be giving two separate lectures with a different focus each evening and holding a book signing after each.

The first lecture will be held Tuesday, March 3 at 6pm in the Lory Student Center Ballroom A. Dr. Vedder will be delivering a talk titled ‘In the Kingdom of Gorillas: Forty Years and Counting.’

Then, on Wednesday, March 4 at 4:30pm in the Behavioral Sciences Building, Room 131, she will be delivering a talk titled ‘Through the Eyes of Wildlife: Single and Multi-Species Approaches to Conservation.’

Dr. Vedder, of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, has dedicated over 35 years of her career to understanding and conserving wild lands around the world at local and continental scales. She has done much of this work in in adverse field conditions which adds another layer of unique perspective to her research.

Most of Dr. Vedder’s science-based work has centered on understanding and protecting Mountain Gorillas in central Africa. As a result, Dr. Vedder has become one of the world’s foremost experts on this fascinating animal. She has shared her work around the world in countless talks, peer-reviewed articles, and her book ‘In the Kingdom of Gorillas: Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land’. As an expert in her field, she has advised governments and non-governmental organizations on conservation practices and policy.

Both lectures are free to attend. The lecture on March 3^rd is geared towards a more general audience while the March 4^th lecture is geared towards an academic audience and will discuss conservation and management strategies, in general, through the eyes of gorillas.