Lecture: Linking Zoos to the Wild

Join Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, president and chief executive officer of Saint Louis Zoo, as he looks at how successful zoos can be as field conservation organizations. He will also explore what zoos are doing to care for some of the most exotic creatures in the world, and how the role of zoos plays out in today's society.

For more information or to make reservations, call (708) 485-0263, ext. 297. Tickets are $16 per nonmember, $13 per member, and free for Bison Circle, Supporting, Sustaining, and Living Legacy members. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Brookfield Zoo's Discovery Center.

Bonner is the author of Sailing With Noah: Stories from the World of Zoos, a travelogue and collection of animal short stories interwoven to illustrate the larger story of conservation and education programs within the zoo community.

This title is available in the CZS-BZ Library collection via SWAN: http://swan.sls.lib.il.us QL76.B66 2006.