The Nature Conservancy in Missouri - November Conservation Speaker Series

Conservation Speaker Series

Sponsored by Boeing

You are invited to attend a series of lectures on a variety of conservation topics on the second Tuesday of each month this fall at the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, at 7260 Southwest Avenue.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Karen Eckert presents "Dinosaurs Among Us: Saving the Last Sea Turtles"

Sea turtles have plied the world's oceans for more than 100 million years, but declines at the hands of man have been swift in recent decades. Dr. Eckert has spent her professional career studying these gentle, ancient creatures, and she will share with us some good news about how people and sea turtles are learning to live together in the Caribbean Sea. Her success stories are an inspiration for conservation efforts everywhere!

Dr. Eckert received her Bachelor's Degree in Biology with Highest Honors from Principia College in 1980, and later a Certificate in Global Policy Studies (1987) and a doctorate in Zoology (1988) from the University of Georgia. Her Certificate thesis was entitled “Multi-lateral Conservation - A Critique of Past and Present Efforts in the Wider Caribbean Region”; her Dissertation was entitled “Nesting Biology of the Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea." She has been active for nearly three decades in the fields of sea turtle research and international conservation policy. She is currently executive director of the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST), a partner organization of TNC doing critical research and conservation work in the Caribbean on sea turtles and their habitat. She is a research scientist on the faculty of Duke University, North Carolina, and is based at the university’s Nicholas School Marine Laboratory.

Space is limited to the first 100 participants. No reserved seats.

For more information, call 314-968-1105.

Lectures will take place in the Crown Room where you may order food and drinks from the bar. Come early or stay late for dinner! Boeing Corp.

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