SPUR Lunchtime Forum: Canary in a Coal Mine: Climate change, birds and conservation

"Founded in 1965, the Point Reyes Bird Observatory is the science think tank behind some of the nation’s most innovative conservation tools and programs. Directly responsible for protecting great white sharks, Mono Lake, marine reserves off the California coast and for publishing over 1000 papers in scientific journals, PRBO has recently turned its attention to the impacts of climate change. Join Executive Director Ellie Cohen for an exploration of climate change on birds, the ocean and a necessary new paradigm for conservation."

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