Our next Conservation Chat is going to be all about African forest elephants.

Join us on Monday, March 9th at 9:00am PST / 11:00am Central where our special guest Dr. Alfred Roca will join us.

Dr. Alfred Roca is a genetics professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He earned his doctorate at Harvard University, then conducted research at the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity before joining UIUC. He has published over 110 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, including the first strong genetic evidence that African forest and savanna elephants comprise distinct species. His research interests include the population genetics of elephants, and genomic studies of wildlife, domesticated animals and human health.

This is a unique opportunity to learn from the man who is largely responsible for a JUMBO change in the elephant world! Come learn and get inspired!

The session is completely free to attend. RSVP today to get your link to join and receive the replay: https://tinyurl.com/ConservationChat.

We have more incredible Conservation Chats planned:

April 2nd 8am PDT/ 10 Central: A very special Conservation Chat experience soon to be announced
June 4th at 9am PDT/11am Central: Christopher Powles of Mount Elgon Foundation

Join us!

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