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E ach year, the Wildlife Conservation Expo gives us the chance to bring the excitement and adventure of wildlife
conservation fieldwork directly to you. During this eagerly anticipated event, some of the world’s leading conservationists protecting endangered species come together to share their stories.
This year, we are especially looking forward to hosting a panel on climate change and its impacts on wildlife and the work of conservationists worldwide.
Spend the day in the world of a conservationist – from the African savannah to the forests of South America – as you learn about the trials and joys that stem from living in wild places with wild animals.
SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING CONSERVATIONISTS
PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES COME TOGETHER
TO SHARE THEIR STORIES
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 10AM-6PM
MISSION BAY CONFERENCE CENTER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
OVER 70 EXHIBITORS
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORKPARTNERS
Wildlife Conservation Network saves endangered species in over 25 countries around the world by supporting independent wildlife conservationists with the funding and training that they need to succeed. WCN’s Conservation Partners form the core of our network.
ROSAMIRA GUILLENPROYECTO TITÍ
COLOMBIA
Thanks to Rosamira’s leadership and guidance, PT has recently opened a new reserve for cotton-top tamarins in Colombia. The project continues to ex-pand throughout the country, educating hundreds of children and adults and showing the value of this endangered little monkey, endemic to Colombia.
11:30 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM (CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL)
SHIVANI BHALLA & JENERIA LEKILELEIEWASO LIONS
KENYA
Shivani and Jeneria are dedicated to saving Kenya’s lions. As a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Disney’s Conservation Hero, respectively, both are highly acclaimed in their field. With their team, they work with local warriors, elders, women, and children to benefit the entire ecosystem. Collabo-rating with communities is the heart of Ewaso’s work; their Warrior Watch program trains Samburu warriors to promote human-predator co-existence.
10:00 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
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DR. PABLO BORBOROGLUGLOBAL PENGUIN SOCIETY
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Penguins have always been important in Pablo’s life and he’s passionate about conserving them. He founded GPS to protect the 18 species of penguins in the Southern Hemisphere. Pablo works closely with local governments and other conservation groups to establish guidelines for penguin conser-vation and create new marine protected areas, such as the Punta Tombo Marine Reserve in Argentina.
10:00 AM FISHER BANQUET ROOM 11:30 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
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BELINDA LOW MACKEYGREVY’S ZEBRA TRUST
KENYA
Belinda, GZT’s founder, is a native Kenyan dedi-cated to saving the highly endangered Grevy’s zebra; the largest zebra species found only in Kenya and Ethiopia. GZT’s Grevy’s Zebra Scouts program uniquely focuses on involving women and men from local Samburu communities in conservation.
1:30 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
ELENA BYKOVASAIGA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE
UZBEKISTAN
In 2015, a disease rapidly killed more than half of the world’s last remaining saiga antelope. The saiga are currently recovering and SCA is helping protect the remaining population from poachers. Elena, a na-tive of Uzbekistan, is a founding member of SCA and has dedicated her life to saving saiga and involving local people in conservation, even convincing some former poachers to become saiga guardians.
11:30 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM (CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL)
Navinder Singh
Visit Snow Leopard Conservancy, Small Cat Conservation Alliance, and Okapi Conservation Project during Expo at their Partner tables.
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PETER BLINSTONPAINTED DOG CONSERVATION
ZIMBABWE
After watching a documentary on painted dogs over 30 years ago, Peter was determined to save them. Since then his leadership has helped anti-poaching units find and dispose of thousands of snares. His team has also established educational bush camps that take children into the field to see wildlife, many for the first time. Painted dog num-bers have been growing within the areas where PDC operates.
11:30 AM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
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DR. CLAUDIO SILLEROETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION
PROGRAMClaudio founded the Ethiopian Wolf Conserva-tion Program to help save one of the earth’s rar-est canids. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Following the 2015 rabies outbreak in the Bale Mountains, the wolf popula-tion was recovering thanks to a swift intervention by the EWCP.
4:00 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
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DR. COLLEEN BEGG NIASSA LION PROJECT
MOZAMBIQUE
Colleen and her family live and work in one of the world’s last remaining great wilderness areas—Niassa National Reserve in Mozambique. NLP has started a new school lunch program that feeds over 200 children a day. Building these relationships with local communities is key to lion conservation as it helps people and lions co-exist peacefully.
2:30 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
DR. RACHEL GRAHAMMARALLIANCE
BELIZE AND THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
Rachel has been fascinated by the ocean ever since her childhood in Tunisia. She’s worked with fishers to establish effective conservation goals for nearly 20 years. In 2011, she won the Whitley Fund for Nature Gold Award, and in 2014 she founded Mar-Alliance to promote impactful and inclusive grass-roots science and conservation of marine wildlife.
2:30 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
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FRANK POPESAVE THE ELEPHANTS
KENYA STE is a leader in the efforts to fight the elephant ivory crisis sweeping across Africa. Together with WCN they have created the Elephant Crisis Fund to address poaching, trafficking, and demand for ivory. As the Chief Operating Officer for STE, Frank plays a key role in ensuring a future for Africa’s elephants. He works in Kenya as a member of the Douglas-Hamilton family, and brings decades of experience to the STE team.
5:15 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
DR. LAURIE MARKERCHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND
NAMIBIA
Laurie is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on cheetahs and a pioneer in the field of cheetah conservation. CCF works closely with local farmers to understand the root of human-cheetah conflict and to mitigate it through innovative pro-grams, such as their livestock guardian dogs.
5:15 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
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REBECCA KLEINCHEETAH CONSERVATION
BOTSWANARebecca founded Cheetah Conservation Botswana to protect Botswana’s cheetah population. Since then, they’ve worked closely with the local commu-nity, especially farmers, to reduce incidents of hu-man and cheetah conflict. CCB researchers recently debunked the myth that cheetahs are livestock kill-ers by analyzing cheetah droppings.
4:00 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
ROBYN APPLETONSPECTACLED BEAR CONSERVATION
PERU
Robyn first fell in love with spectacled bears over ten years ago at a bear research symposium where she realized how little was known about the species. She became determined to change that. Since then Robyn and her team were the first to fit a GPS collar on a spectacled bear in Peru and they continue to improve our knowledge of these shy animals through scien-tific research. SBC also works closely with local com-munities to provide education and outreach.
4:00 PM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
ROCIO PALACIOSANDEAN CAT ALLIANCE
ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, CHILE, PERU
The Andean Cat Alliance works in several countries throughout the Andes, protecting the most endan-gered cat in the Americas – an elusive animal few know even exists. Rocío has only seen the cat in the wild once, as a gray shadow on a mountain when she was in the field. AGA’s research, conservation, and outreach programs aim to have a long lasting, impactful effect on Andean cat conservation.
1:30 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
DR. STEVEN AMSTRUPPOLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL
Steven is the Chief Scientist at Polar Bears International. He brings
over thirty years of experience in polar bear ecology research and
has won the prestigious Indianapolis Prize in 2012 for his work. Polar Bears International has become a champion
of tackling real world issues to solve the growing problem of climate change.
11:30 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM (CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL)
4:00 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
DR. ALASDAIR HARRISBLUE VENTURESAlasdair founded Blue Ventures in 2003 to demonstrate that effective marine conservation requires pragmatic, entrepreneurial, and locally-led approaches to marine and fisheries management. His work in marine conservation is world renowned and has been featured on the TED blog, the Guardian, and the BBC, among others. He works closely with local communities to benefit people and animals alike.
2:30 PM FISHER BANQUET ROOM
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WILDLIFE IN A WARMER WORLD
Climate change isn’t just a human problem; it affects all species. This panel of conservationists will share their experiences of how climate change affects wildlife around the world. Beyond habitat and food sources melting away for
polar bears or penguins, learn about lesser known effects in radically different environments: increased fires destroying the forest homes of cotton-top
tamarins in Colombia and lethal bacteria decimating herds of saiga antelope in the steppes of Central Asia. You’re sure to walk away with new insights into one
of the main environmental challenges of our time.
PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Steven Amstrup of Polar Bears International; Dr. Pablo Borboroglu
of Global Penguin Society; Elena Bykova of Saiga Conservation Alliance; Rosamira Guillen of Proyecto Tití
11:30 AM ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM
HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETSPlease go to www.wildnet.org/eventsSales Begin August 16 at 10am.
Adult $100 • Student $50
Event location: Mission Bay Conference Center 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94143 (Easily accessible to parking and public transit)
Questions?415-202-6380 www.wildnet.org events@wildnet.org
Volunteer: Interested in volunteering for the Expo or other WCN events? Please contact WCN at 415-202-6380 or volunteer@wildnet.org
* A boxed lunch is available for purchase at the event for $15. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available. Other refreshments will be for sale in the café until 4:00pm.
The Expo is full of interesting, inspirational presentations by conservationists from around the world. In between sessions please walk around and talk with the conservationists and the dozens of exhibitors selling curios and sharing information about their worthy wildlife-related causes. For the latest Expo updates, please visit www.wildnet.org/events
SPEAKER SCHEDULESaturday, October 8, 2016
TIME ROBERTSON AUDITORIUM SECOND FLOOR
FISHER BANQUET ROOM GROUND FLOOR
10:00-11:00Welcome by Charles Knowles
WCN
Shivani Bhalla & Jeneria Lekilelei LIONS
Welcome by Dr. Jean-Gaël Collomb
WCN
Dr. Pablo Borboroglu PENGUINS
11:00-11:30 BREAK
11:30-12:30
CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL Dr. Steven Amstrup-Polar Bears; Dr. Pablo Borboroglu-Penguins; Elena Bykova-Saiga Antelope;
Rosamira Guillen-Cotton-Top Tamarins
Peter Blinston PAINTED DOGS
12:30-1:30 LUNCH BREAK ~ Boxed lunch for purchase*
1:30-2:00 Belinda Low Mackey GREVY’S ZEBRA
Rocío Palacios ANDEAN CATS
2:00-2:30 BREAK
2:30-3:30 Dr. Colleen Begg LIONS
Dr. Rachel Graham SHARKS AND RAYS
Dr. Alasdair Harris MARINE BIODIVERSITY
3:30-4:00 BREAK
4:00-5:00Rebecca Klein CHEETAHS
Robyn Appleton SPECTACLED BEARS
Dr. Steven Amstrup POLAR BEARS
Dr. Claudio Sillero ETHIOPIAN WOLVES
5:00-5:15 BREAK
5:15-5:45 Frank Pope ELEPHANTS
Dr. Laurie Marker CHEETAHS
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