MNS Kuching Branch and WCS have arranged for Dr Elizabeth Bennett to give a talk on Primates in Sarawak and the Globally Threatened Red-Banded Langurs of Maludam, Sarawak.
Date: Wednesday 24 October
Time :7pm (Please be on time)
Venue: Lecture Theatre (L001) Swinburne University.
There will be people there to show direction to the venue.
Parking is Free
About the speaker
Elizabeth Bennett is the Vice President for Species Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). She received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, UK, for research on the ecology of primates in Peninsular Malaysia. She moved to Sarawak, Malaysia, in 1984, and worked there for the next 18 years. This started by conducting the first ever detailed field study of the proboscis monkey, followed by studies of the effects of hunting and logging on wildlife. Her time in Sarawak culminated in her leading a team, with WCS and Sarawak Government staff, to write a comprehensive wildlife policy for the State, and subsequently to head a unit within the Government to oversee its implementation. She then became Director, Hunting and Wildlife Trade Program at WCS. This included working with WCS field staff to develop strategies to address the bushmeat trade in Central Africa and the illegal wildlife trade in China. Her current role involves overseeing WCS’s species conservation programs globally. Liz has trained wildlife practitioners at many levels, including post-graduate students and government wildlife staff in Sarawak, Sabah, Myanmar and China. She has published widely, with more than 130 scientific and popular publications. Her services to conservation have been recognized by her being awarded the “Golden Ark” award by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, “Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” (MBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, D.Sc. (honoris causa) by Nottingham University, and and Merdeka Award for Outstanding Contribution to the People of Malaysia.
- Pre registration is required and NO WALK-INS. Last day to register is Monday 22 October since we have to order refreshments.
- Email to register mnskuching@gmail.com
- Only those on registration list are welcome to join us for refreshments.
Hope to see you there and don't miss it.
Regards,
Cynthia Lobato
MNSKB Secretariat
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