September
8,
2005
Please
join us for an interesting and informative presentation on
mountain lions given by wildlife biologists Kevin Hansen,
author of "Cougar: The American Lion," and David
Mattson, Ph.D., a
wildlife biologist who has studied large carnivores for over
25 years. We also will have information on what is happening
with mountain lion management in Arizona, what the Game and
Fish Department is doing relative to mountain lion awareness,
and how you can help this animal and other wildlife.
Sponsored
by the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter, the Phoenix Zoo,
and the Animal Defense League of Arizona, these forums are
free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP,
please contact Sandy Bahr at (602) 253-8633 or sandy.bahr@sierraclub.org.
PHOENIX
-- Kevin Hanson
Tuesday,
September 13th at 7:00 p.m.
at
the Phoenix Zoo
455
N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix
FLAGSTAFF
-- David Mattson
Wednesday,
September 21st at 7:00 p.m.
at
Babbitt’s Backcountry Outfitters
12
E. Aspen Ave. in Flagstaff
TUCSON
-- Kevin Hanson
Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 p.m.
at
the Summit Hut
605
E. Wetmore Rd. (at 1st Ave.) in Tucson
Kevin
Hansen
has worked as a wildlife biologist, park ranger, and writer
throughout the United States. He has studied birds of prey
in Oregon, feral burros in Death Valley, mountain lions in
Arizona, Amazon River dolphins in Peru, alligators and the
endangered Florida panther in the Everglades. Kevin is also
the former Science Director of the Mountain Lion Foundation,
a nonprofit wildlife advocacy organization based in Sacramento,
California. He has lectured on mountain lion natural history
and management across the country at over 300 venues, including
the California Academy of Sciences, Northern Arizona University,
Phoenix Zoo, San Diego Natural History Museum, and University
of Colorado. He is the author of Cougar: The American Lion
(Northland Publishing 1992), a definitive book on the biology
and behavior of mountain lions in North America.
David
Mattson has studied large carnivores for over 25 years.
Prior to moving to Flagstaff in 1999, his research focused
on grizzly bears along the spine of the Rocky Mountains, between
the Yellowstone ecosystem and Yukon Territory. Since 2002,
David and collaborators have been studying mountain lions
in the Flagstaff Uplands, concentrating on movements, habitat
use, and predation in a study area that stretches from Diablo
Canyon west to Oak Creek, and north to Red Mountain. Regardless
of the species, David has been fascinated by relations between
humans and large carnivores and devoted to helping facilitate
coexistence. Mattson is a wildlife researcher with the USGS
Southwest Biological Science Center in Flagstaff, located
on the Northern Arizona University campus at the Colorado
Plateau Research Station.
Funding
for these programs is generously provided by Earth Friends.
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