presents
‘Saving the Wild Cheetah’, a talk by Dr Laurie
Marker
Tuesday, May 8th 2007 |
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Dr
Laurie Marker, Founder and Executive Director of
the Cheetah Conservation Fund, speaks about her work to
protect the wild cheetah, one of the most charismatic species,
from extinction.
Loss of habitat
and prey base, competition with large predators and agricultural
interests, as well as poaching all take a heavy toll on
wild cheetah populations. Today, it is estimated that fewer
than 15,000 of these endangered cats remain in Africa and
Asia. The vast majority of cheetahs live in small, isolated
groups outside protected game reserves where they are often
in conflict with humans and livestock, and many populations
are shrinking. The largest wild population of cheetahs is
found in Namibia, headquarters of the Cheetah Conservation
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Without
Doctor Marker’s efforts, the already precarious thread
of the wild cheetah's pedigree could find itself in terminal
decline. Photographer, guide, presenter and author Paul
Goldstein has spent more hours studying and photographing
wild cheetah in Kenya’s Masai Mara than is normal
for any sane human being. Sights such as a mother with cubs
at sunrise or a wild cheetah in full flight are not only
definitive images of the plains, but are also some of the
most exhilarating in nature. Paul will complement Dr Marker's
talk with his dazzling images and anecdotes of this precious
predator. |
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Location:
Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, School of Oriental and African
Studies,
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1
(Nearest underground stations: Russell Square, Goodge Street,
Tottenham Court Road)
Tickets:
Pre-lecture Reception - £15.00 (includes
a glass of wine). Time: 6.15pm.
Lecture only
- £12.00. Lecture starts at 7.00 pm.
Students -
Reception £11.00, lecture only £8.00.
To book tickets,
please email focinfo@aol.com
or telephone: 020 7603 5024.
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