Conservation Calendar

2012 Conservation Calendar of Events:

- If you know of any additional dates not added below, please comment so that I may add.

March:

20^th- First Day of Spring

21^st- Barrow Lecture 1 of 4:  Dr. Amy Dickman presenting on “Money, Myths and Man-eaters: Resolving human-carnivore conflict in Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape”

April:

1^st- Gorilla Run 5K to Benefit the Lowland Gorilla http://cincinnatigorillarun.com/

19^th- Party for the Planet- Earth Day Celebration at the Cincinnati Zoo

22^nd- Earth Day!

25^th- Barrow Lecture 2 of 4: Dr. Sharon Negri presenting on “Why Cougars Matter: An Ecological and Cultural Perspective”

May:

9^th- Barrow Lecture 3 of 4: Dr. Shirley Strum presenting on “Darwin’s Monkey: smart, sophisticated, and adaptable”

23^rd- Barrow Lecture 4 of 4: Sharon Marloa presenting on “Thinking (and playing) out of the box: Conservation Strategies That Rock!”

June:

July:

August:

September:

2^nd- Cheetah Run 5K at the Cincinnati Zoo

October:

November:

December:

Species Removed from the Endangered Species List!

2/4/1985             Brown Pelican

3/11/1987           American Alligator

3/20/2001           Aleutian Canada Goose

3/22/2007           Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

5/4/2011             Western Gray Wolf

5/12/2011           Rocky Mountain Wolf

5/18/2011           Missouri Barn Owl

6/16/1994           Gray Whale

6/28/2007           American Bald Eagle

8/25/1999           American Peregrine Falcon

10/8/2008           Missouri Western Fox Snake