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Future of Wildlife Conservation Panel
From: Apr 29 2013 - 4:15pm
To: Apr 29 2013 - 6:45pm
Location: 2101F Van Munching Hall


Professor Winegrad's wildlife management course will host three outstanding professionals with many years of dedicated efforts devoted to the conservation of wildlife.

SEMINAR ON THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: HOW CAN WE SUCCESSFULLY CONSERVE EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY AND PREVENT EXTINCTIONS?

Three wildlife conservation leaders with nearly 100 combined years of wildlife management experience at the international, national, and state and local level will discuss the future of wildlife management and comprehensive efforts to prevent extinctions nationally and globally. You are invited to attend.

PANELISTS

William F. Hartwig, Retired Assistant Director and Chief of National Wildlife Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and now Team Leader for Endangered Species, Migratory Birds and Federal Land Acquisition, Dawson and Associates.Bill served in the U.S. Department of Interior for 29 years and was in charge of the 100 million acre National Wildlife Refuges System where he directed policy and managed a $600 million budget involving 3,500 staff. His career has been dedicated to preserving habitat and working to assure wildlife are properly managed.

Glenn Therres. Associate Director, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Glenn, a University of Maryland graduate with a BS degree in zoology, has worked to conserve wildlife at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for 28 years. He started supervising the Department’s endangered and nongame wildlife conservation efforts in 1986 and expanded to all endangered species efforts, including plants and wildlife, in 2001. He oversaw the development and implementation of Maryland’s Wildlife Diversity Conservation Plan. In 2009, Glenn helped initiate the Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas project and still serves of the Chair of that volunteer-based effort. His duties as Associate Director for Administration now include legislation, regulations, and budget management.

Michael J. Parr, Vice President of American Bird Conservancy, has extensive experience in bird conservation and the prevention of extinctions of rare species. He helped found and serves as Chair of the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE). The AZE is a global initiative of 64 biodiversity conservation organizations, which aims to prevent extinctions by identifying and safeguarding key sites where species are in imminent danger of disappearing. To learn more about AZE, visit www.zeroextinction.org. Michael has authored several books, including the award winning Parrots - A Guide to the Parrots of the World,published by Yale University Press (known locally as Parr on parrots).