Lemurs are one of the most threatened groups of animals on Earth and require urgent conservation attention. In this talk, Dr Charlie Gardner will discuss some of the key questions facing lemur conservationists, including how many species there are, how threatened they are, where we should focus our efforts, and what strategies we need to implement if we are to successfully conserve them.
Entitled Conservation controversies over Madagascar’s lemurs, it will reveal insights from Dr Gardner’s many years spent working on conservation science and practice in the country.
It will take place in Darwin Lecture Theatre 1 from 18.00 -19.00 on Thursday 9 May. The talk is free and open to all with free parking on the Canterbury campus from 17.00.
The monthly talks have focused on the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) with many of the world’s rarest and most endangered species. The last talk of the year takes place on 13 June and will be about snakes in India.
For those who missed previous DICE Talks, many are now available online.