FREE LECTURE: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon: Lessons from the Past for a Sustainable Future
In 1914, the last surviving Passenger Pigeon died in a Cincinnati zoo, ending a calamitous half-century in which the pigeon declined from billions to one and then to none as a result of uncontrolled market hunting and the resulting disruption of nesting colonies. The 2014 centennial of this tragedy offers a very "teachable moment" about the world's ongoing extinction crisis and our relationship with other species.
Wisconsin is a focal point because of our state's history of involvement with the pigeon.
Stanley Temple is a Senior Fellow and Science Advisor with the Aldo Leopold Foundation and will speak on the centennial and talk about Aldo Leopold's poignant essay "On a Monument to the Pigeon" which appeared in Leopold's A Sand County Almanac.
Date and Time
Friday Oct 24, 2014
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Friday, October 24
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location
Aldo Leopold Center
E13701 Levee Rd.
Baraboo
Fees/Admission
FREE!
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Contact Information
(608) 355-0279