2012 Call of the Wild Speaker Series – Dr. Michael Lannoo

Title: 2012 Call of the Wild Speaker Series – Dr. Michael Lannoo
Location: Houston Zoo Brown Education Center
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Description: A Window into the Global Amphibian Crisis: Discovering the Biology of North America’s Most Secretive Frog as it Approaches Extinction.

Featuring Dr. Michael Lannoo. Indiana University School of Medicine

Crawfish Frogs, a Texas native species, have been described as the most secretive frogs in North America. For the past three years Dr. Lannoo and his graduate students have been undertaking a variety of projects designed to learn the important aspects of the population biology and landscape use of this unusual animal in Indiana. The ultimate goal is to manage this species to prevent its extinction. In 2001, Dr, Lannoo was awarded the Parker/Gentry Award for Excellence and Innovation in Conservation Biology by the Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago. This award honors “an outstanding individual, team or organization whose efforts are distinctive and courageous and have had a significant impact on preserving the world’s natural heritage, and whose actions and approaches can serve as a model to others.”
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-03-09