Join the Living Earth Collaborative (a partnership between the Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis Zoo, and Washington University) at WashU for an evening celebrating conservation at its best! Three world-renowned scientists will lead us on a journey of inspiring, real-world conservation success stories in which Saint Louis institutions have played a pivotal role in saving endangered species. You won’t want to miss our opening reception, during which you will have the chance to meet over 15 organizations who are working every day to protect the plants and animals that make our region—and our planet—extraordinary!
SPEAKERS
Gunter Fischer
Gunter Fischer is a botanist and conservation scientist serving as Senior Vice President, Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainability at the Missouri Botanical Garden. His portfolio spans biodiversity research, threatened-species conservation, ecosystem restoration, and partnership programs across multiple regions, as well as botanical garden and nature reserve management.
Jonathan Losos
Jonathan Losos is the William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor at Washington University, co-director of the Living Earth Collaborative and Director for Biodiversity of the WashU Center for the Environment. He has spent his career studying the evolution and ecology of lizards, but recently has taken up studies on domestic cats.
Regina Mossotti
Regina Mossotti is the Vice President of Animal Care at the Saint Louis Zoo. She also currently: sits on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) National Red Wolf Recovery Team, is the Program Leader for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Red Wolf SAFE Program (Saving Animals From Extinction), serves on AZA’s Mexican Wolf and African Painted Dog Management Teams, and is the FWS Mexican Wolf SAFE Pup Foster Coordinator.