Selected List of Lectures and Presentations

2011

Presentations and lectures in five countries and 15 US cities:

  • Brookfield Zoo - Chicago, Illinois (USA)
  • WCN Expo - San Francisco, California (USA)
  • Safari West - Santa Rosa, California (USA)
  • National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Conference - Anaheim, California (USA)
  • Panthera's Advisory Council Meeting - Pantanal (Brazil)
  • AZA Conference - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
  • Rainer Arnhold Fellows - Bolinas, California (USA)
  • Paradise Wildlife Park – Browbourne (UK)
  • Eagle Heights – Einsford (UK)
  • Wageningen University – Wageningen (Netherlands)
  • Eastside Preparatory School - East Palo Alto, California (USA)
  • Explorers Club at the Adventure’s Club – Los Angeles, California (USA)
  • University Club – Portland, Oregon (USA)
  • Woodland Park Zoo – Seattle, Washington (USA)
  • Cosmos Club – New York, New York (USA)
  • Henry Doorly Zoo – Omaha, Nebraska (USA)
  • Dallas Zoo - Dallas, Texas (USA)
  • Busch Gardens Zoological Park and Entertainment Center - Tampa Bay, Florida (USA)
  • Oakland Zoo – Oakland, California (USA)
  • LA Zoo – Los Angeles, California (USA)
  • Oregon Zoo - Portland, Oregon (USA)
  • Cheetah Reintroduction Meeting - Pretoria, South Africa

2010

Presentations and lectures in eight countries and 19 US cities:

  • Brevard Zoo’s Zoo Educators Workshop – Brevard, Florida (USA)
  • Iranian Cheetah Strategic Planning Meeting – Switzerland
  • Zoo Thoiry – France
  • Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Laureate Lectures – Los Angeles, California (USA)
  • Reid Park Zoo - Tucson, Arizona (USA)
  • 20 Years of Cheetah Conservation - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
  • Sacramento Lecture Series: Cheetah & Habitat Conservation - South Natomas Community Center, Sacramento, California (USA)
  • Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club - Santa Cruz, CA (USA)
  • Happy Hollow Park and Zoo - San Jose, CA (USA)
  • An Evening of Cheetahs Lecture - Vashon Island, Washington (USA)
  • Why Saving the Cheetah Matters - International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF)’s Congressional Briefing Series - Washington, DC (USA)
  • Angola Chamber of Commerce - Washington, DC (USA)
  • Mozambique National Action Planning Workshop for Cheetah and Wild Dog – Mozambique
  • Leadership for Conservation (LCA) in Africa 2010 Council Meeting – Tanzania
  • South China Tiger Rewilding and Reintroduction Project - South Africa
  • Environmental Educators Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) – Zambia
  • CCF UK 20th Anniversary Gala - London (UK)
  • Museo di Storia Naturale - Milan (Italy)
  • Museo La Specola - Florence (Italy)
  • Indianapolis Zoo “Meet a Hero, Be a Hero Day” – Indianapolis, Indiana (USA)
  • The Cheetah: A Race for Survival - Library of Congress, Washington, DC (USA)
  • Wildlife Conservation Network Expo Day - Los Altos, California (USA)
  • Safari West “Celebration of Speed and Elegance” – Santa Rosa, California (USA)
  • The G2 Gallery - Venice, CA (USA)
  • CCF Oregon Chapter's 10th Annual Big.Cat.Big.Party - Portland, OR (USA)
  • Global Center of Social Entrepreneurship’s 2010 Practitioner Speaker Series - UP Stockton, Stockton, California (USA)
  • The Explorers Club Philadelphia Chapter - Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
  • Cheetah: Its Race for the Future - The Explorers Club’s Lowell Thomas Symposium Day – New York (USA)
  • A Look at an Apex Predator--the Cheetah--and its Importance - Mountainfilm in Telluride - Lincoln Center, New York (USA)

2009

Presentations and lectures in five countries and 23 US cities:

  • Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics Course – Gamboa (Panama)
  • International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals - Safaripark Beekse Bergen (Netherlands)
  • Zoos and Aquariums Committing for Conservation (ZACC) Conference – Houston, Texas (USA)
  • International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF) Opening Keynote Address - Missoula, Montana (USA)
  • University of Cambridge – Dept. of Veterinary Science – Cambridge (UK)
  • Cheltenham Ladies College – Cheltentham (UK)
  • Paradise Wildlife Park – Broxbourne (UK)
  • Amersfoort Zoo – Amersfoort (Netherlands)
  • Beekse Bergen Zoo/Friends of Beekse Bergen –. Hilvarenbeek (Netherlands)
  • GaiaPark – Kerkrade (Netherlands)
  • Parc des Felins – Nesles (France)
  • Arizona State University – Phoenix, Arizona (USA)
  • Safari West- Santa Rosa, California (USA)
  • Seattle Foundation – Seattle, Washington (USA)
  • Denver Eclectics – Denver, Colorado (USA)
  • Cincinnati Zoo – Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
  • National Zoo – Washington, DC (USA)
  • Oregon Zoo – Portland, Oregon (USA)
  • Wildlife Society Conference - Monterey, California (USA)

2008

Presentations and lectures in six countries and 18 US cities:

  • 9th Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group (SSIG) Meeting – Al Ain, UAE
  • Large Carnivore Conference hosted by the Zoo Dvur Kralove – Czech Republic
  • International Endangered Large Carnivore Seminar - Cameroon
  • The Field Museum in Chicago - USA
  • Chester Zoo - UK
  • Paradise Wildlife Park - UK
  • Universities of Milan and Pavia - Italy
  • Würzburg University - Germany

2007

Presentations and lectures in eight countries and 16 US cities:

  • Human-Leopard Conflict Management Workshop hosted by the Wildlife Trust of India - India
  • Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) - Kenya
  • Sausalito Women's Club - Sausalito, California (USA)
  • "Cheetah Futures" - School of African and Environmental Studies, Princeton University - New Jersey (USA)
  • Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) - Ireland
  • School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at London University - London, UK
  • Beekse Bergen Zoo - Holland
  • Perspectives on Southern Africa Symposium - Botswana
  • EAZA Conference - Warsaw, Poland
  • Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Summit - Jacksonville, Florida (USA)

2006

Presentations and lectures in four countries and 17 US cities:

  • North African Regional Cheetah Organization - Algeria
  • Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) Expo and Gala - Northern California (USA)
  • Partnership Seminar at Syracuse University -New York (USA)
  • Seminar at University of Knoxville -Tennessee (USA)
  • North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina (USA)
  • Occidental College - Los Angeles, California (USA)
  • Colorado College - Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)
  • Incarnate Word College - San Antonio, Texas (USA)
  • Earth Day Assembly at the Madeira School - McLean, Virginia (USA)
  • The Survival of the Cheetah: Africa's Graceful Predator. Event presented by Safari Professionals Unlimited - Gainesville, Virginia (USA)
  • REI Pearl District store - Portland, Oregon (USA)
  • Run for the Cheetah event at Gentle Strength Cooperative - Tempe, Arizona (USA)
  • AZA Conference - Tampa, Florida (USA)
  • Lions and Kiwanis Clubs - San Antonio, Texas (USA)
  • "Celebration of Speed and Elegance" at Safari West- Santa Rosa, California (USA)
  • San Diego Zoo Event and Silent Auction at Joan Embery's ranch - San Diego, California (USA)
  • Run for the Cheetah event: Race Against Time lecture at the Phoenix Zoo - Phoenix, Arizona (USA)
  • Edinburgh Zoo - Scotland, UK
  • Summer Fields School - Oxford, UK.
  • FOTA Wildlife Park - County Cork, Ireland
  • Irish Wildlife Trust - Waterford, Ireland
  • Montana State University - Montana (USA)

2005

Presentations and lectures in five countries and six US cities:

  • North African Regions Cheetah Action Group (NARCAG), France
  • Cranbrook School, Detroit, Michigan (USA)
  • Academy of Science, Detroit, Michigan (USA)
  • The Nature Conservancy, USA
  • Houston Zoo, Texas (USA)
  • Safari West, Oregon (USA)
  • WCN Expo, California (USA)
  • English Heritage Theater, London, UK
  • Marwell Zoological Society, UK
  • Chester Zoo, UK
  • EarthWatch event at the Royal Geographic Society, UK
  • IUCN Cat Specialist Group, Brazil
  • Southern African Regional Cheetah Workshop, South Africa
  • 2nd International Conference of the Kangal Shepherd Dogs, Turkey
  • American Zoo Association (AZA) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

2004

Numerous meetings and conferences around the world, including the UK, Canada, Iran, France, Tanzania, Tunisia, and the USA, with lectures in 11 states and 19 cities.

  • Association of Zoo and Aquarium Docents (AZAD)
  • Worcester Polytechnic, Massachusetts (USA).
  • Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon (USA)
  • Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon (USA)
  • National Geographic Society, Washington DC (USA)
  • Safari West, Santa Rosa, California (USA)
  • Cheetah Census Workshop, Tanzania
  • Forum on Endangered Species and Sustainable Development, Angers, France
  • International Workshop on the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah, Iran
  • Northern African or Sahal Saharan Interest Group (SSIG), Tunisia.
  • Felid TAG (Taxon Advisory Group)
  • Meeting, New Mexico (USA)
  • Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania (USA)
  • Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), California (USA)
  • Friends of Conservation, UK
  • Radley College, Abingdon, UK
  • Oxford's Dragon School, UK

2003

Over 30 appearances/presentations in 4 countries and 25 US cities.

  • Global Captive Cheetah meeting at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Texas.
  • American Zoo Association (AZA) Annual Felid Tag Meeting, Dallas, Texas (USA)
  • American Zoo Association (AZA) Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio (USA)
  • World's Park's Congress, Durban, South Africa
  • Society for Conservation Biology, Minnesota (USA)
  • Worcester Polytechnic, Massachusetts (USA)
  • Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
  • University of California at Irvine, California (USA)
  • University of Arizona (USA)
  • Phoenix Zoo, Arizona (USA)
  • Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington (USA)
  • Microsoft, Seattle, Washington (USA)
  • Oregon Zoo (USA)
  • Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
  • Little Rock Zoo, Arkansas (USA)
  • Safari West, Santa Rosa, California (USA)
  • Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), California (USA)

2002

Over 30 lectures in 4 countries (USA, UK, Canada and Spain), 11 states and 17 cities:

  • Felid TAG Meeting, Texas
  • Society for Conservation Biology, UK
  • Predator Alliance Conference, Montana (USA)
  • National Zoo/FONZ, Washington, DC (USA)
  • Portland Zoo, Oregon (USA)
  • Foothill College, California (USA)
  • Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), California (USA)
  • St. Louis Zoo, Missouri (USA)
  • Calgary Zoo, Canada
  • Earthwatch Principal Investigators Conference, Massachusetts (USA)
  • IUCN Cat Specialist Group - Core Group Meeting, Spain

2001

Over 30 lectures and presentations in six countries, 15 states/19 cities; 'Choices and Changes - Voices for the Cheetah.' A few highlights:

  • Lecture at Pardisan Park (Tehran, Iran) for Ministry Personnel and University students
  • Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
  • Marin Humane Society, Novato, CA (USA)
  • Washington, DC (USA)
  • Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ (USA)
  • Santa Rosa J.C., Santa Rosa, CA (USA)
  • 'The Run for Survival,' Foothills College, Los Altos Hills, CA (USA)
  • Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA (USA)
  • Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR (USA)
  • Drew University, Madison, NY (USA)
  • Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Canada
  • Oklahoma City Zoo - Oklahoma City, OK (USA)
  • 'Reducing Conflicts Between Wildlife and People,' Windhoek, Namibia: Community leaders, government officials, NGO's, and the private sector
  • 'Impact of and Responsible Use of Poisons in the Environment', Endangered Wildlife Trust of South Africa
  • Okakarara Agricultural Show, Namibia
  • Otjinene Agricultural Show. CCF worked in conjunction with the Harnas Wildlife Foundation
  • Namibian Agricultural Shows (Windhoek, Swakopmund, Otjiwarongo, Gobabis, and Grootfontein); focused on predator friendly farming practices and CCF's Public Education Center for commercial and communal farmers

2000

Over 30 appearances/ presentations. A few highlights:

  • 'Giving Cheetahs a Chance' presentation given at:
  • Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
  • Metropolitan Club, Sears Tower, Chicago, IL (USA)
  • Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Canada
  • Oakland Zoo's Speaker Series, Oakland, CA (USA)
  • Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR (USA)
  • Foothill College, CA (USA)
  • AAZK Conference Keynote Speaker, Columbus, OH (USA)
  • Sweden Zoological Association, Annual Conference Keynote Speaker, Sweden
  • Cleveland Zoo, Cleveland, OH (USA)
  • Union Station, Washington, DC (USA)
  • White Oak Conservation Center, FL (USA)
  • Utah's Hogle Zoo, UT (USA)
  • "The Cheetah's Race for Survival" - Barrow's Conservation Lecture Series, Sept. 2000.

1999

Over 30 appearances/ presentations. A few highlights:

  • South Africa Farmers Association Meeting
  • African Wildlife Foundation, Kenya
  • Oxford University, UK
  • 2nd International Wildlife Conference, Hungary
  • American Zoo Association Annual Conference, MN (USA)
  • Zimbabwe Farmer's Associations Meetings
  • Time: 'Hero for the Planet' San Francisco, CA (USA)