The Neal Taylor Nature Center invites the public to a free lecture on conservation efforts for vultures on March 3 at 2 p.m.
Saving the Planet’s Vultures, part of the center’s speakers series, will feature Dr. Estelle Sandhaus, director of Conservation and Science at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Sandhaus is a graduate of Georgia Tech and has done research at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China and conducted her Ph.D. research on nesting California condors in Southern California. She currently oversees the zoo’s field conservation programs and collections research. Had it not been for conservation efforts, the California condor, a vulture that lives on the Central Coast, could have gone extinct. Sandhaus will discuss the species as well as efforts across the globe to protect them.
The lecture is free; park admission is $10 per vehicle. The lecture will also include refreshments and a meet-and-greet afterward. The center is located at 2265 Highway 154, Santa Barbara. For more information, call (805) 568-2460.
This article appears in Feb 14-21, 2019.