Join us for discussions with authors and scientists as they offer insights into their work in the field of animal research and conservation. Invited speakers include:

- Laurel Neme, a consultant in environmental and wildlife policy and natural resource management, is the author of Animal Investigators and Orangutan Houdini. Laurel will discuss how forensics are used to discourage poaching and wildlife trafficking.
- Dale Peterson, the biographer of and long-time collaborator with primatologist Jane Goodall, examines in sweeping detail the lives of her young assistants as they struggled under difficult and dangerous conditions. The Ghosts of Gombe: A True Story of Love and Death in an African Wilderness is written as an extended exercise in literary forensics, and also unveils for the first time a remarkable development in which researchers developed genuine personal friendships with chimpanzees.
- Daniel Otte, the world’s leading expert on grasshoppers and crickets, is also a wildlife illustrator (The Safari Companion). Daniel will talk about his newest book, Limpopo River Tales, and discuss how he incorporated his field work into a book of stories for children.
- Guest speakers from the Dartmouth community will discuss current conservation efforts, field work and data collection techniques, and the economics of wildlife trafficking.