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FEBRUARY 27, 2023 MEETING
Ungulate Conservation/Grasslands Preservation
By Adam Eyres, Director of Animal Care,
of the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Monday, February 27, 6 p.m.
at Glen Rose Citizen’s Center
209 Barnard Street
It’s a well-known fact that for conservation to be successful it must include all of the moving parts. There have been numerous studies showing the benefit to grasslands through the conservation of bison. Bison, and other prey species, have been successful through the conservation of predators. We’ll discuss the work that Fossil Rim does for the conservation of species under our care, and extrapolate to how that creates opportunities for success, both within our fences, and in the countries these animals call home.
As the Director of Animal Care at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas, Adam has been very fortunate to work his way up at Fossil Rim from Animal Care Specialist, to supervisor, curator, and now director. He started his career over 30 years ago and has never been a “this is my favorite animal” kind of guy—he’s always been about conservation in the larger scenario. To that end he’s involved himself with organizations like C2S2 and the International Rhino Foundation (where he serves on their board of directors), and the International Rhino Keeper’s Association (as an advisor to their Board of Directors). He has also been lucky to participate in the ongoing reintroduction efforts of SaharaConservation and the Environment Agency—Abu Dhabi for scimitar horned oryx, addax and dama gazelles. He has traveled to Chad and Abu Dhabi many times to help with this project—usually as a hands-on animal care person during transports, collaring, captures, or translocations within Chad.
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