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The Cats of Africa - free public lecture
RMIT University and Zoos Victoria are celebrating National Science Week (16-24
August) with a free public lecture from world-renowned “big cat” expert, Dr Luke
Hunter.
Born in Melbourne, Dr Hunter has been conducting fieldwork on large cats in
Africa since 1992.
He is the Executive Director of the New York-based Panthera Foundation,
formed to conserve the world's 36 wild cats species, and previously headed the
Great Cats Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Dr Hunter’s current projects include assessing the effects of sport hunting and
illegal persecution on leopards outside protected areas, developing a
conservation strategy for the African lion across its continental range, and the
first intensive study of wolves, striped hyenas, Persian leopards and the last
surviving Asiatic cheetahs in Iran.
No bookings required.
What: The Cats of Africa
When: Sunday, 24 August, 11am
Where: RMIT University Storey Hall, 336 Swanston St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
For media enquiries: RMIT University Media and Communications, Nick
Besley, (03) 9925 9680, 0419 107 278 or nick.besley@rmit.edu.au
12 August, 2008
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