Renowned
naturalist Gelis to speak May 6 at MTSU
MURFREESBORO — Renowned naturalist Rudy Gelis of
Ecuador will present a lecture from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 6, in Middle
Tennessee State University’s Tom H. Jackson Building.
The lecture by
Gelis (pronounced GEL-LUS) is titled “Conservation in Ecuador: How Ecotourism
and Citizen Science Help Protect Resident and Neotropical Migrant Bird Species.”
His appearance also will include a question-and-answer session followed by an
informal mixer.
The event is free and open to the public.
To locate parking, a printable campus map is available online at http://tinyurl.com/MTParkingMap12-13.
“It provides a unique opportunity for the public to hear about the
amazing biological research being conducted in Ecuador by a host of
international scientists and citizen volunteers,” said Richard Martin, an
adjunct professor in the MTSU Department of Biology.
Gelis’ presentation will utilize PowerPoint, drawings, oral
descriptions, bird calls and more, Martin said.
MTSU’s biology department and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
are partnering to bring Gelis to the area.
Gelis, a graduate of Berea
College in Kentucky and owner of Pluma Verde Tours in Quito, Ecuador, began his career
in ornithology when he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 1997. After
studying nesting Andean Condors in Argentina and penguins on the Falkland
Islands, he settled in Ecuador.
Gelis instructs university-level natural
history courses in Ecuador and frequently offers ecotourism courses and assists
in professional workshops for guides and park guards in Latin America.
In addition to MTSU, Gelis’ 2013 U.S.
speaking tour includes lectures at Brown and Cornell universities.
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