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10/2/06

CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST TALKS ABOUT 'AFRICAN DILEMMA' AT SLU

CANTON - "Biodiversity Conservation or Poverty Eradication: Africa's Dilemma" is the title of the 2006 C.L.R. James Lecture in African Studies at St. Lawrence University, to be delivered by John Waithaka, a conservation biologist with Parks Canada. His talk is on Thursday, October 12, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Hepburn Hall; it is open to the public, free of charge.

In the talk, Waithaka will examine why, despite being rich in natural resources, Africa's population remains largely mired in poverty.

A native of Kenya, Waithaka has experience in wildlife and ecotourism research; conservation and management of wildlife and habitats; developing conservation policies; designing conservation areas; and working on endangered species and habitats. A former ecology professor in Kenya, he has also worked for Wildlife Conservation International, the conservation branch of the New York Zoological Society; for the Kenya Wildlife Service in its elephant program, endangered species program and biodiversity department; and as manager of the European Union's Biodiversity Conservation Program and as director of the African Conservation Centre.

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