Speakers

  • Bhutan: The Happiest Kingdom on Earth

    Date: Thursday, January 4 @ 7pm

    Location: Zoom

    Description

    Our presenter will be Chubzang Tangbi, owner and head guide for Langur Eco Travels. Bhutan is the only country to
    enshrine “Gross National Happiness” into its constitution. It’s roughly the size of Maryland but it boasts nearly 600 species of birds. Join us for Chubzang’s presentation in which he’ll discuss the Bhutan’s natural and cultural riches.

    After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, we were able last spring to offer our first two tours to Bhutan with Langur Eco Travels, which were highly praised by our participants. We have two more scheduled this year; one is full, but the second trip still has spaces available.

    Zoom Info:

    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86071475318?pwd=rg70Z_XSTkR0wb_wueJXyTDEdIvphg.BqD30C24qDYCfiBf
    Passcode: 643296

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  • HOW BIRDS ARE RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    When we contemplate how bird diversity has changed, we often focus on the handful of species we have lost entirely. But while we have yet to lose a single bird species to our rapidly changing climate, birds and other creatures are currently adapting and responding in myriad ways. Integrating field research and citizen science over decades to centuries, the research presented in this talk demonstrates the complex ways that species are responding to a changing climate.

  • Unraveling the Mystery of Avian Keratin Disorder in Alaska

    Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is an outbreak of debilitating beak deformities affecting wild birds. First observed among Black-capped Chickadees in Alaska in the late 1990s it now appears to affect a variety of species across a broad geographic area. Danielle Gerik will present results of tracking AKD across the globe using citizen science and will discuss which bird species might be most vulnerable.

  • How Birds are Responding to Climate Change

    Date Thursday, October 12, 2023

    Location: Zoom

    Description: When we contemplate how bird diversity has changed, we often focus on the handful of species we have lost entirely. But while we have yet to lose a single bird species to our rapidly changing climate, birds and other creatures are currently adapting and responding in myriad ways. Across the world, species are shifting their geographic distributions, shifting the timing of life history events, and even shifting their body shapes and sizes. Integrating field research and citizen science over decades to centuries, the research presented in this talk demonstrates the complex ways that species are responding to a changing climate.

    About Our Speaker

    Morgan Tingley joined the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020, after previously serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut and as a David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to this, he received a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.Sc. from Oxford University.

    Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86849685738?pwd=N3lXcG0vSW9mQlVNR3FaMmxKRFo3UT09

    Passcode: 608623…