Wine and Wildlife lets guests enjoy a glass of wine while learning about the zoo’s global conservation programs. Look for future Wine and Wildlife programs at www.lpzoo.org.
Past Wine and Wildlife Events
Saving the Serengeti
Thursday, April 22, 2010
For one night only, join Princeton University ecologist and author Andrew Dobson, Ph.D., and the zoo’s director of Tanzanian programs, Felix Lankester, D.V.M., as they share their experiences working to save Africa’s crown jewel, the awe-inspiring Serengeti National Park.
A breathtaking wilderness, the Serengeti is home to millions of animals, including lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephants. Vast herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelle thunder across its plains each year during the annual great migration for fresh food and water.
Tragically, this extraordinary wilderness was nearly lost to infectious disease. Swift action by scientists and intense vaccination programs helped the wildlife to rebound. But the threat of another outbreak continues, with Dobson and Lankester serving on teams determined to save the Serengeti.
Join us to learn about their extraordinary efforts to protect the park’s carnivores from rabies, recover the region’s wild dogs and ensure the long-term survival of one of Earth’s most astonishing places—the Serengeti.
Andrew Dobson, Infectious Disease Ecologist, Princeton University
Dobson focuses on the ecology of infectious diseases and the conservation of endangered and threatened species. In the Serengeti region of Tanzania, he studies the control of pathogens that can infect wildlife and domestic species: rabies, rinderpest, and brucellosis. He is also interested in the ecology and economics of land-use change, wildlife-human interactions and ecotourism.
With partners Sarah Cleaveland and Craig Packer, Dobson implemented the pilot domestic dog vaccination project to control rabies and distemper in Serengeti wildlife, domestic animals and people. Dobson continues to contribute to the project as a partner with Lincoln Park Zoo. He has published numerous papers on the ecology of the Serengeti and is an author of a book in progress called Serengeti Lives.
Felix Lankester, Director Of Tanzanian Programs, Lincoln Park Zoo
A wildlife veterinarian, Lankester manages Lincoln Park Zoo’s Tanzania field programs: the Serengeti Health Initiative and the Gombe Ecosystem Health Project. Both programs focus on the surveillance and—when appropriate—control of infectious diseases with particular attention paid to infections that impact wildlife, domestic animals and public health. His duties include managing the zoo’s relationship with Tanzania’s national government, coordinating with international experts in epidemiology, veterinary medicine and public health, and leading two field teams as they implement mass-vaccination programs and carry out disease-surveillance and wildlife–population-monitoring activities.
The Truth About Chimpanzees
January 28, 2010
For one night only, join explorers David Morgan (Lincoln Park Zoo) and Crickette Sanz as they share groundbreaking discoveries about mankind’s closest living relatives! For the past decade, these primatologists have braved the steamy, dangerous and often-inhospitable forests of the Republic of Congo’s Goualougo Triangle to uncover truths about chimpanzees.
Their determination and innovative scientific approach have uncovered new secrets about some of the world’s last remaining great apes. Soon to be featured in National Geographic Magazine (February 2010), Morgan and Sanz’s investigations of ape behavior and the impact of logging in this delicate region are boosting the protection of these endangered animals.
Past Wine and Wildlife Events
Saving the Serengeti
Thursday, April 22, 2010
For one night only, join Princeton University ecologist and author Andrew Dobson, Ph.D., and the zoo’s director of Tanzanian programs, Felix Lankester, D.V.M., as they share their experiences working to save Africa’s crown jewel, the awe-inspiring Serengeti National Park.
A breathtaking wilderness, the Serengeti is home to millions of animals, including lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephants. Vast herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelle thunder across its plains each year during the annual great migration for fresh food and water.
Tragically, this extraordinary wilderness was nearly lost to infectious disease. Swift action by scientists and intense vaccination programs helped the wildlife to rebound. But the threat of another outbreak continues, with Dobson and Lankester serving on teams determined to save the Serengeti.
Join us to learn about their extraordinary efforts to protect the park’s carnivores from rabies, recover the region’s wild dogs and ensure the long-term survival of one of Earth’s most astonishing places—the Serengeti.
Andrew Dobson, Infectious Disease Ecologist, Princeton University
Dobson focuses on the ecology of infectious diseases and the conservation of endangered and threatened species. In the Serengeti region of Tanzania, he studies the control of pathogens that can infect wildlife and domestic species: rabies, rinderpest, and brucellosis. He is also interested in the ecology and economics of land-use change, wildlife-human interactions and ecotourism.
With partners Sarah Cleaveland and Craig Packer, Dobson implemented the pilot domestic dog vaccination project to control rabies and distemper in Serengeti wildlife, domestic animals and people. Dobson continues to contribute to the project as a partner with Lincoln Park Zoo. He has published numerous papers on the ecology of the Serengeti and is an author of a book in progress called Serengeti Lives.
Felix Lankester, Director Of Tanzanian Programs, Lincoln Park Zoo
A wildlife veterinarian, Lankester manages Lincoln Park Zoo’s Tanzania field programs: the Serengeti Health Initiative and the Gombe Ecosystem Health Project. Both programs focus on the surveillance and—when appropriate—control of infectious diseases with particular attention paid to infections that impact wildlife, domestic animals and public health. His duties include managing the zoo’s relationship with Tanzania’s national government, coordinating with international experts in epidemiology, veterinary medicine and public health, and leading two field teams as they implement mass-vaccination programs and carry out disease-surveillance and wildlife–population-monitoring activities.
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Wine and Wildlife: Saving the Serengeti Guests enjoy glasses of wine as they learn how Lincoln Park Zoo is leading efforts to save Africa’s crown jewel: the Serengeti. |
The Truth About Chimpanzees
January 28, 2010
For one night only, join explorers David Morgan (Lincoln Park Zoo) and Crickette Sanz as they share groundbreaking discoveries about mankind’s closest living relatives! For the past decade, these primatologists have braved the steamy, dangerous and often-inhospitable forests of the Republic of Congo’s Goualougo Triangle to uncover truths about chimpanzees.
Their determination and innovative scientific approach have uncovered new secrets about some of the world’s last remaining great apes. Soon to be featured in National Geographic Magazine (February 2010), Morgan and Sanz’s investigations of ape behavior and the impact of logging in this delicate region are boosting the protection of these endangered animals.
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