Zoo Atlanta
February 20, 2024
Dr. Stoinski will present “How Saving Gorillas Helps Save the World”
ATLANTA – February 20, 2024 – Zoo Atlanta is honored to host Tara Stoinski, PhD, President and CEO and Chief Scientific Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, as the speaker at the upcoming Geoffrey Bourne Lecture on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Dr. Stoinski will present How Saving Gorillas Helps Save the World.
A primatologist who has studied gorilla behavior for nearly 30 years, Dr. Stoinski formerly helmed the primate behavior research division at Zoo Atlanta and has long experience studying the behavior of gorillas both in the wild and at the Zoo. In presenting How Saving Gorillas Helps Save the World, she will shed light on the role of gorillas as gardeners of some of the most biodiversity-rich and carbon-storing forests remaining on the planet. Through holistic conservation actions that combine boots-on-the-ground protection and science with people-centered solutions, the work of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund provides a roadmap for the ways saving gorillas can also address some of the planet’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been Zoo Atlanta’s primary longtime partner in gorilla conservation for more than 25 years. By providing the organization, which has its headquarters at Zoo Atlanta, with pro-bono space and resources, Zoo Atlanta proudly supports their work for gorillas and human communities in Africa.
“The Geoffrey Bourne Lecture has a legacy of offering scientific insights on wildlife, conservation, and human interest for the benefit of our Members, guests, and community,” said Raymond B. King, President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta. “We are especially delighted to host Dr. Stoinski as she shares more about the great work of our longtime partner in the conservation of gorillas, as well as the role wild gorillas play…
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