Comox Valley Naturalists Society

Sunday, April 20, 2003
Ken Wu
Protected Areas, Public Lands, and Conservation Biology

Conservation and Crown lands were featured at the meeting of the Comox Valley Naturalists Society on Sunday April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Filberg Seniors Lounge, 411 Anderton Ave. in Courtenay.

"Protected Areas, Public Lands, and Conservation Biology" was the subject of guest speaker Ken Wu of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. His slide show presentation on the status of BC's ecosystems within our current protected areas system highlighted the gaps that need filling. As well, findings from the new discipline of Conservation Biology emphasized the need for large, interconnected protected areas. The importance of Crown lands and public overseeing of conservation efforts, in light of the government's recent "Working Forest" initiative, was elaborated on.

Ken Wu is Executive Director of the WCWC in Victoria. He graduated from the University of BC's Ecological Science program in 1995. He has been involved in BC's conservation movement for over a decade, and has also worked as a field biologist studying flying squirrels, truffles, and Pacific giant salamanders. Currently, he is a correspondent for the conservation biology journal Wild Earth.

Click on a link below to view descriptions of previous guest speakers.