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Training Programs for Conservationists

Zoo Director Lucy Spelman teaches bear-examination techniques, Tangjiahe, China.
(Jessie Cohen/NZP).
 

In many parts of the world, field biologists, decision-makers, scientists, and students receive valuable training from courses and workshops taught by Zoo scientists. National Zoo scientists are committed to sharing their expertise with the next generation of conservationists and have had a global impact on building capacity for biodiversity protection. Over the past 22 years, Zoo scientists have helped train or educate over 1,200 of Asian conservationists—from zoo staff to field biologists to wildlife officials—in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This work helps protect rich wildlife diversity in the world’s most densely populated region, and helps bring people closer to a more natural balance between humanity and nature.

Wolong panda habitat, China.
(Jessie Cohen/NZP)
 

ZooGoer 32(2) 2003. Copyright 2003 Friends of the National Zoo.
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