Zoo Brown Bag - October 2018
Learn about the IUCN Redlist: The Barometer of Life.
When
This event has already happened.
Oct 16, 2018
12:15 PM
-
01:15 PM
Where
ABQ BioPark Zoo - Colores Education Building
903 10th St SW
Albuquerque,
NM
87102
Description
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature compiles the Red List, a growing database that assesses the extinction threats faced by plants, animals and fungi around the world.
Join Red List officers Clay Merideth and Tim Lyons as they discuss their research and the ABQ BioPark's partnership with the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
Tim Lyons is the Red List officer for aquatics at the ABQ BioPark. His current research focuses on freshwater fish conservation in Mexico.
Clay Meredith is the ABQ BioPark's Red List officer for plants. His work currently focuses on conservation of medicinal plant species in North America.
Event is included with regular Zoo admission.
