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Sunday, March 10, 2024
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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March 14, 2024 -Re-discovering and Conserving the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, A Critically Endangered Species
Re-discovering and Conserving the Black-Naped Pheasant-Pigeon, A Critically Endangered Species
Thursday, March 14, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Jordan Boersma, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Jordan will discuss the Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon, a critically endangered species that hasn’t been documented by scientists since it was first described in 1882. In 2022, Jordan and his team embarked on an expedition to Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea, and by leveraging the natural history knowledge of local hunters, was able to confirm the existence of this species, known locally as Auwo., thus demonstrating the invaluable role of Indigenous communities in ongoing efforts to relocate species lost to Western science. Plans are to build on the partnerships formed in 2022 to help conserve this elusive and culturally important species and continue to uncover natural history information about Auwo and other endemic taxa on Fergusson island.
Friday, March 15, 2024
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
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