Dr. Stefan Ekernas
Director of Colorado Field Conservation at the Denver Zoological Foundation
Ph.D., University of Montana - Fish & Wildlife Biology
M.S., University of Montana - Organismal Biology & Ecology
M.A., Columbia University - Conservation Biology
Date: February 7th
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Denver Campus – North Classroom, Room 3207
Gateways to Conservation? Rethinking the Role of Zoos
Effectively moving the needle to conserve wildlife is hard. This talk explores how to define success, and the role that modern zoos can play in advancing success. While zoos are typically thought of in limited conservation roles such as ex situ breeding and education, creatively leveraging zoo resources allows much broader impacts. I use three case studies from Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance to evaluate strengths, constraints, and often invisible advantages that zoos can bring to conservation.