Hello Friends, Colleagues, Students and Community Members,Save the date for two conservation lectures coming up later this month. We are fortunate enough to have visitors coming from East Africa to talk about carnivore and elephant conservation efforts, respectively. Please find the news release below and the poster attached. Both talks will be held at the Sequoia Park Zoo and are free to the public.October FREE Conservation Lectures at Sequoia Park Zoo:The Sequoia Park Zoo Conservation Lecture Series kicks off with two lectures in October: Cheetahs - It’s All in the Genes, by Mary Wykstra of Action for Cheetahs in Kenya, on Wednesday, October 12, and Elephants - Winning the War on Ivory, by Krissie Clark & Wayne Lotter of PAMS Foundation, on Friday, October 21. Both events will be held in the Zoo’s Flamingo Room and preceded by a reception with African conservation crafts sale starting at 6:30. The October 12 lecture, It’s All in the Genes, will focus on understanding range-wide cheetah occupancy and gene flow in Kenya by Mary Wykstra, Director of Carnivores, Livelihoods and Landscapes for Action for Cheetahs in Kenya (ACK) Project, Nairobi, Kenya. Action for Cheetahs works with local people to survey and map cheetah populations using Kenyan rangers, village engagement, and even scat-detection dogs to determine how cheetah populations use the fragmented habitat in this country. Mary Wykstra will share the stories and results of this work that help create, effective conservation programs to areas where they are most needed.On Friday, October 21, in their presentation, Elephants - Winning the War on Ivory, Krissie Clark & Wayne Lotter of PAMS Foundation will discuss how an intelligent multiagency approach is the way to win the War on Ivory in Tanzania. This project is supported by Sequoia Park Zoo’s Quarters for Conservation fundraising efforts. PAMS Foundation has revolutionized conventional anti-poaching tactics and notched up remarkable achievements. Using an innovative intelligence-based multi-agency approach, which includes field experts, rangers on the ground, aerial surveillance, prosecutors, investigators, and community support, Tanzania has arrested many of the biggest ivory traders. Attendees will learn how these efforts have reduced Tanzania’s nearly 10,000 elephants killed a year by more than one third. What: FREE Conservation Lecture, Cheetahs - It’s All in the GenesWhen: Wednesday, October 12Reception & Craft Sale 6:30pm. Lecture 7pm.Where: Sequoia Park Zoo Flamingo RoomAdmission: FREE What: FREE Conservation Lecture: Elephants - Winning the War on IvoryWhen: Friday, October 21Reception & Craft Sale 6:30pm. Lecture 7pm.Where: Sequoia Park Zoo , Flamingo RoomAdmission: FREEThanks for your support of conservation efforts around the world!