Biodiversity Across Borders: Conservation Through Corridor Ecology

* January 31, 2007

* 7:00 p.m.

* IMAX Corridor / Kaufmann Theater

* $12 (Members $10)

* To purchase tickets, please phone 1-212-769-5200 (9 am-5 pm, M-F, Eastern Time).

The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is a prominent example of how conservationists are working to protect wide-ranging species across large landscapes and international borders. Two scholars, Drs. Charles Chester and Jodi Hilty, will offer insights into the formation of Y2Y and the science of "corridor ecology" that supports it. The discussion will also feature other examples of transborder conservation, ranging from the biological effects of a border wall between the US and Mexico, to peace parks on the Korean peninsula, to large "transboundary protected areas" in southern Africa.

Charles Chester is the author of Conservation Across Borders: Biodiversity in an Interdependent World, and teaches at Brandeis University and The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Jodi Hilty is a landscape ecologist and the Assistant Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's North America Program. She is lead author of the book, Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation. This event is sponsored by the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

Arrive early to view the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Photographic Exhibition with the evening's authors, between 6 and 7 pm.

7 p.m. Lecture and Book Signing, Kaufmann Theater

Please use the Museum's 77th Street entrance, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.