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Lecture: Wolverine Conservation

November 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MST

Draper Natural History Museum showing incline of ramp.

Wolverine Conservation: Giving Up Control to Promote Breeding Success

Three wolverines in end of log.
Wolverines at ZooMontana.

By Melissa Roman

November 7, 2024
Noon–1 p.m.
Coe Auditorium

Join us for the November Lunchtime Expedition, Wolverine Conservation: Giving Up Control to Promote Breeding Success, presented by Melissa Roman from ZooMontana.

The in-person talk takes place in the Center’s Coe Auditorium, with a virtual attendance option available. If you prefer to join us online, you may register in advance via Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dcS3WETiSl-hu1TTUcGeNQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar.

About the program

ZooMontana’s Melissa Roman discusses the challenges faced by wild wolverine populations as well as the challenges ZooMontana faces in captive breeding.

Roman outlines how adapting to the needs of the wolverine population in general—as well as the needs of individuals—has led to a recent increase in the success of captive breeding programs within the U.S. zoo system. In addition, the recent increase in public interest in this species due to more intensive research projects and news coverage lends credence to the possibility of a more sustainable wild population.

Wolverine.
Wolverine. ZooMontana photo.
Woman holding a wolverine kit. Melissa Roman, ZooMontana
Melissa Roman with wolverine kit. ZooMontana photo.
About the speaker

Melissa Roman is the lead Asia keeper at ZooMontana, where she has worked for the past six years.

For the past two years, she has had the privilege of working with ZooMontana’s resident wolverines, during which the zoo had its first successful wolverine births. This year, ZooMontana is home to the only wolverine kit born in a United States zoo.

Upcoming Lunchtime Expeditions

The series generally continues on the first Thursday of each month.
December 5: Mule Deer Migration, by Tony Mong

Have you missed a Lunchtime Expedition?

The talks in this series are gathered in YouTube playlists by year:

2024 Lunchtime Expeditions
2023 Lunchtime Expeditions

Support for the Draper’s Lunchtime Expedition series has been made possible by Sage Creek Ranch and the Nancy-Carroll Draper Charitable Foundation.

Organizer

Draper Natural History Museum
Phone
307-578-4078
Email
amyp@centerofthewest.org
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