Jackson, Miss.— The Jackson Zoo will be
hosting a free lecture from conservationist Brian Badger from Cheetah
Conservation Fund on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Cheetah Conservation Fund’s Brian
Badger will be speaking about CCF’s work with cheetahs in Namibia. Thanks to
the Jackson Zoo Conservation Committee & AAZK the Jackson Chapter, this
opportunity is open to the public and free with zoo admission.
The lecture will take place in the
Gertrude C. Ford Education Center at the Jackson Zoo. Unfortunately, there will
not be a cheetah present, but there will be information about cheetahs and
opportunity to ask questions about this species from an international expert.
The Cheetah Conservation Fund is
dedicated to saving the cheetah species in the wild. The organization was
founded in 1990, by Dr. Laurie Marker and has since established programs to
help address threats to cheetahs in the wild. Brian Badger has been with CCF
since 2012, and holds a wealth of knowledge about cheetahs, specifically in
Namibia.
The Jackson Zoo encourages all
interested guests to visit Sunday, Feb. 7 for this special presentation. For
more information on Cheetah Conservation Fund visit: www.cheetah.org.
