WEST PALM BEACH (November 19, 2011) – On Thursday night, November 17, The Palm Beach Zoo hosted its annual Conservation Leadership Lecture at The Breakers Palm Beach. Titled “Tigers, Cougars and Jaguars: Lessons Learned and Getting it Right for Cat Conservation” the lecture featured Dr. Howard Quigley, Executive Director of Panthera’s Jaguar Program. Dr. Quigley spoke on how the organization is successfully implementing conservation strategies for the world's largest and most endangered cats around the globe with the night focusing on its Tigers Forever program. The lecture provided informative information on how Panthera has developed a solid and impressive strategy for creating sustainable tiger landscapes in which local people and the big cats can coexist.
Sponsored by Florida Crystals Corporation, the by invitation event included cocktails and hors’doeuvres, followed by Dr. Quigley’s lecture with coffee and dessert. Guests included several of the Palm Beach Zoo’s Big Cat Society members who are dedicated to conservation and the importance of protecting wildlife and wild places, and encouraging others to do the same.
The Palm Beach Zoo has become a national leader in conservation and endangered species survival and is committed to the highest professional standards of animal care, providing high quality exhibits and facilities that sustain its growing collection of wildlife. The non-profit zoological organization is home to more than 1,400 animals and is nationally accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). For more information on the zoo, please visit www.palmbeachzoo.org.
To learn more about the Palm Beach Zoo’s Big Cat Society and how to become a member, please contact the zoo at 561-533-0887 or email info@palmbeachzoo.com. Funds obtained by the Big Cat Society will support the construction to of a new naturalistic habitat and night facilities for the zoo’s endangered tigers and cubs.
If you would like more information on this topic or to schedule an interview, please call Linda Soper at (612) 308-4159 or email: linda@lindalanemarketing.com
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