Tracking Wolves and Bringing Back the Lynx
The Wolves and Humans Foundation and the Slovak Wildlife Society present an evening of talks and discussion about living with wolves and lynx in Slovakia, and the issues surrounding reintroduction of such animals, particularly lynx, to Britain.
Hear from three speakers who are working at the forefront of large carnivore conservation and reintroduction:
Robin Rigg - Robin is chairman of the Slovak Wildlife Society, a member of the IUCN-IBA Bear Specialist Group and the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe, and is the project leader for Carpathian Wolf Watch/White Wilderness - a citizen science project monitoring wolves in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia.
Faye Whiley - Faye is a final year PhD student at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent, investigating human dimensions of lynx reintroduction, and is a core member of the IUCN/SSC Conservation Translocation Human-Wildlife Interactions Working Group.
Scott Hendry - Scott is an ecologist who has worked for Highlands Rewilding, Forestry and Land Scotland and as Engagement Officer for Trees for Life/Lynx to Scotland.
There will be a panel discussion with all speakers after the presentations, with the opportunity to ask questions.