Butterfly Conservation & Management course

[Ruth Allard]

NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITY!  REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 15 JANUARY 2006!

Techniques for Butterfly Conservation & Management
24-26 April 2006

Hosted by the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Gainesville, Florida

Course topics will include:
	*	natural history and identification
	*	captive propagation
	*	host plant care & needs
	*	field/lab research techniques
	*	permitting/recovery planning basics
	*	population monitoring
	*	habitat restoration
	*	butterfly exhibitry
	*	education and outreach
	*	partnership building

Course participants will include:  
	*	federal and state wildlife biologists, university researchers
	*	zoo/aquarium/nature center staff and volunteers
	*	other individuals interested in butterfly recovery and conservation 

Instructors include:
	*	Dr. Tom Emmel, UFL
	*	Dr. Jaret Daniels, UFL
	*	Mark Deering, Butterfly House
	*	Mitch Magdich, Toledo Zoo
	*	Erin Sullivan, Woodland Park Zoo
	*	Dr. Peter Tolson, Toledo Zoo
	*	Ruth Allard, AZA

For more details (including costs and travel info) and/or to register for this course, please visit www.aza.org/prodev/ButterflyCon/ or contact AZA Training Administrator Geri Noland at azatraining at aza.org or 301-562-0777 x238.

Registration Deadline is 15 January 2006!

This course is offered in conjunction with the American Zoo & Aquarium Association's Professional Training Program. 



 
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