PEI Faculty Seminar: “Homeless and Hunted: Deforestation, the Wildlife Trade and Biodiversity in Southeast Asia

 

David Wilcove, Princeton professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and public affairs and the Princeton Environmental Institute, presented, “Homeless and Hunted: Deforestation, the Wildlife Trade and Biodiversity in Southeast Asia,” at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Guyot Hall, Room 10. Wilcove was the first speaker in the Spring 2019 PEI Faculty Seminar Series.

Wilcove focused on birds to illustrate how the extraordinarily rich fauna of Southeast Asia — from orangutans and helmeted hornbills to flying frogs — is threatened by deforestation and the trade in wild-caught animals for pets, medicines, trophies and trinkets. He drew from his fieldwork in Malaysian forests and Indonesian bird markets to explore how ecological and economic research can be used to develop effective policies that counteract these threats.

PEI Faculty Seminar: “Homeless and Hunted: Deforestation, the Wildlife Trade and Biodiversity in Southeast Asia

Publish Date

February 5, 2019

Presenter(s)

David Wilcove

Link to Video

https://youtu.be/i68Llao1qRs

Video Length

00:55:13

 

David Wilcove, Princeton professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and public affairs and the Princeton Environmental Institute, presented, “Homeless and Hunted: Deforestation, the Wildlife Trade and Biodiversity in Southeast Asia,” at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Guyot Hall, Room 10. Wilcove was the first speaker in the Spring 2019 PEI Faculty Seminar Series.

Wilcove focused on birds to illustrate how the extraordinarily rich fauna of Southeast Asia — from orangutans and helmeted hornbills to flying frogs — is threatened by deforestation and the trade in wild-caught animals for pets, medicines, trophies and trinkets. He drew from his fieldwork in Malaysian forests and Indonesian bird markets to explore how ecological and economic research can be used to develop effective policies that counteract these threats.