RSVP to Yap Xinli by 21 June 2013 (Fri) at xinli.yap@wrs.com.sg
Public Seminar on Pangolin Conservation
Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund (WRSCF) cordially invites you to a public seminar on the conservation of pangolins. Look forward to specialists from this field addressing topics on the illegal pangolin trade and conservation efforts to save the pangolin.
Friday 28 June 2013: 1.30pm – 4.00pm
Registration starts at 1.00pm
At the Forest Lodge, Singapore Zoo
Topics and speakers:
- “Trade in wildlife for meat and medicines pushing Southeast Asian species towards extinction,” by Chris R. Shepherd, Deputy Regional Director, TRAFFIC
- “The IUCN SSC and new technology for addressing illegal wildlife trade,” by Jonathan Baillie, Conservation Programmes Director, Zoological Society of London
- “The pangolin trade in Asia,” by Dan Challender, PhD student at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, UK
- “Pangolins of Singapore: In situ and ex situ conservation efforts,” by Razak Jaffar, Assistant Curator of Night Safari
Admission is Free!
Light refreshments will be provided.
Limited spaces only so please RSVP to Yap Xinli by Friday, 21st June 2013 at xinli.yap@wrs.com.sg.
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