Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate

Date: November 5, 2009 

Location: Bozeman, Montana

Description:

Speaker

Dr. Molly Cross, Wildlife Conservation Society

Presentation Overview

Climate change poses a significant challenge to the conservation of fish, wildlife and their habitats. As temperatures warm and precipitation patterns change, species and ecosystems will need to either adapt, move to find optimal conditions, or risk local or global extinction. Managers and conservationists continue to struggle with translating the science on climate change into site specific strategies for action. Dr. Cross will discuss fish and wildlife conservation in Montana, and present several strategies for increasing the chances for conservation success as our climate changes.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Molly Cross is an ecologist who focuses on ecosystem responses to climate change and biodiversity loss. Dr. Cross joined the Wildlife Conservation Society in 2007 to examine the impacts of climate change on wildlife habitat conservation efforts. Her primary goal is to bring together experts in the fields of climate change, ecology, conservation planning and land management to anticipate and respond to the potential impacts of climate change in the Intermountain West. Dr. Cross conducted her Ph.D. research at the University of California-Berkeley.

This is the third lecture of a four lecture series.

Location: Bozeman Public Library, 626 East Main Street, Bozeman, Montana

Time: 7:00—8:30 pm

For more information: www.npca.org/mtchangingclimate.