Programs

Unless otherwise noted, these events are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave. (off 55th St. between Arapahoe and Baseline)

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• February 23: Marc Bekoff, "Coyotes: Love Them and Leave Them Alone"

  Coyotes are perhaps the most adaptable carnivore in the world. They can withstand the brutal, reprehensible slaughter by government officials and others "in the name of management", a strategy that has always failed, and they are able to flourish in a wide variety of habitats. Coyotes are tricksters, cunning, and sly — legends in Native American folklore. They simply are amazing creatures who deserve respect, compassion, and love. In my talk I'll focus on why it is wrong to talk about "the coyote" because of the tremendous variability and flexibility they show in social behavior and social organization. We also need to acknowledge that killing animals is an egregious insult on their lives and demeans us at the same time. Just who do we think we are?

  Marc taught at the University of Colorado for 33 years. He now is a scholar in residence at University of Denver, Institute of Human-Animal Connection, and board member of Project Coyote. He has published 22 books including three encyclopedias and also Coyotes: Biology, Behavior, and Management; The Emotional Lives of Animals; Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals (with Jessica Pierce), and The Animal Manifesto: Six Reasons for Expanding Our Compassion Footprint. His websites are http://www.literati.net/Bekoff/ and with Jane Goodall, http://ethologicalethics.org/.

  
  
• March 23: Steve Jones, Linda Andes-Georges, and Paula Hansley, "Riparian Renaissance at Coal Creek"

  Hear how breeding bird populations have flourished along Coal Creek and see the new Boulder County Audubon-funded video about this 12-year chapter project.

  
  
• April 27: Chris Ray, "Pikas and Global Climate Change"

  University of Colorado research associate Chris Ray will discuss how pikas are responding to global climate change in the central Rockies and Great Basin