 Film Screening: The Stork Saviours October 21, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/94610796573 Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Join us this WiNNsday for a film screening of The Stork Saviours: a finalist for the Jackson Wild Festival about WiNN India's Purnima Barman's conservation efforts with the Greater adjutant "Hargila" stork. You can check out a trailer for the film here! 
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 Conservation Leadership Skills Workshop:
Oral Story-Telling October 14, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/94610796573 Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- The Story Telling as a tool for the strengthening of local network, in rural communities. Rural communities, close to the National Parks, are often “far away” from all kinds of resources. Approaching them with strategies of recognising their own strengths, based in their own culture, stories, and mores; is a wonderful way of working with each community, based in their own genuine culture, for future “new ways” that will improve the community standard of life.  Here's a peek at the rest of this month's upcoming WiNNsday sessions!
October 14 Conservation Leadership Skills Workshop - Oral story-telling (Gaby Lubarsky, Argentina) October 21 Film Screening: Jackson Wild media finalist, The Stork Saviours (Purnima Barman, India) October 28 Suriname Green Heritage Fund (sloths, dolphins, sea turtles and more!) (Cheyenne Samson, Suriname) The Zoom information for each week is below: Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 11 am to 12 pm Eastern Time (Detroit, Michigan Time) To find your time: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/  Developing Evidence-based Knowledge to support the Conservation of Gharial in Nepal
October 7, 2020 | 11 AM - 12 PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/94610796573 Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Ranjana Bhatta graduated in Environmental Science from Wageningen University, Netherland. Currently, she is a ZSL-EDGE fellow working on the critically endangered crocodile “Gharial” (Gavialis gangeticus) in Nepal. Her research is oriented to develop evidence-based knowledge on reproductive ecology and acoustic communication of Gharial in Chitwan National Park. The research is also focused on understanding the historical existence and distribution of Gharial in Chitwan.  Riddle on the Riffle:
Evolutionary history of Western Ghats through the lens of a mountain loach September 30, 2020 | 11AM - 12PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/94610796573 Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Arya Sidharthan is a molecular ecologist studying mountain-dwelling fishes of peninsular India. Through understanding their phylogenetics and biogeography, she aims to unravel the evolutionary history of the Western Ghats mountain ranges, and clear some long-standing hypotheses on the distribution of enigmatic freshwater fish groups on the Indian subcontinent.  Securing Right of Passage for Elephants in India
September 23, 2020 | 11AM - 12PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/94610796573 Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Upasana Ganguly heads the Right of Passage: Elephant Corridors Project at Wildlife Trust of India. With a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology (Hons.) and a Masters in Environmental Studies, she has been involved in the Wildlife NGO sector working on wildlife conservation issues over the last 7 years. She is one of the co-authors for the Right of Passage publication - the only blueprint to secure 101 Elephant Corridors across India. She also leads the network of Green Corridor Champions - training and empowering local community-based organizations for protecting elephant corridors and habitats across 11 states in India.  Careers in Conservation
September 16, 2020 | 11AM - 12PM Eastern Time -------- Zoom Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 -------- Do you have a conservation career that you enjoy? Please join our next WiNNsday on September 16 for an interactive discussion of the diverse types of careers that WiNN members are undertaking to conserve nature around the world. In addition to NGOs, government agencies and universities, organizations as diverse as Disney World, Shell Oil Company, The World Bank, and The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have staff working on nature conservation. Leeanne Alonso will lead the session and we'll hear from several of WiNN's founding members about their unique and interesting career paths, including Ana Liz Flores (Wyss Foundation), Rebecca Kormos (filmmaker, IUCN Great Apes specialist group), Renee Gonzalez (Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature), and special guest Anne Savage (Proyecto Titi and Animal Kingdom (Disney). We also want to hear about your careers! Participants will have an opportunity to share their experiences and career paths during a brainstorming session and breakout groups. This will be a fun conversation of interest to all WiNNers- budding job seekers to established experts! You won't want to miss this so we hope you can join us!  We're pleased to announce that WiNNsdays are back this month!
You'll find the schedule for September's WiNNsday sessions below. Weekly reminders are sent out every Tuesday with all the relevant information for that week's WiNNsday session so keep an eye on your inbox! September 2020 WiNNsday Schedule: Sept 9th: Debby Ng and Chandrima Home “Dogs, Demography and Disease” Sept 16th: Conservation Career Panel (Moderated by Leeanne) Sept 23rd: Upasana Ganguly: 'Securing Right of Passage for Elephants in India' Sept 30th : Arya Sidharthan: “Science Communication” Here is the new zoom info for each week: Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 11 am to 12 pm Eastern Time (Detroit, Michigan Time) To find your time: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/  Dogs, Demography and Disease
September 9 | 11 AM - 12 PM EST ---------- Zoom Meeting ID: 946 1079 6573 Passcode: 713354 ---------- Debby Ng is a disease ecologist and co-founder of the Himalayan Mutt Project (HMP), which was set up to reduce community and wildlife conflict with dogs. She will share how a search for red panda launched a community disease monitoring program in Nepal’s Himalaya. Chandrima Home is a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and a full time mom. She works on bridging the science and communication divide by being a more communicative scientist and currently is a Grants Adviser at the DBT Welcome Trust India Alliance. Thank you to everyone who joined us for WiNNsdays!
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