Tales from the frontline of Animal Protection, a Bay-Area lecture series.

[Guest guest]

Left for Dead: A report from the frontline on efforts to save the

animals of Baghdad's war-torn zoo

 

Join us for a captivating and informative evening as San Francisco

resident and WildAid field agent, Stephan Bognar, shares his recent

adventures in Baghdad while working to rehabilitate the Baghdad Zoo

and its occupants.

 

For WildAid's Stephan Bognar the answer was easy – rent a truck,

drive to Baghdad and buy raw meat, a whole lot of meat. Dispatched to

Baghdad after news stories aired showing emaciated animals abandoned

in their cages, Bognar spent two months providing primary care,

maintenance and training for the animals and workers of the zoo and

leading undercover sting operations to reclaim many of its lost and

stolen animals while witnessing the war experience first-hand.

 

" Left for Dead " is the first in a series of presentations made by

area conservationists and biologists as part of WildAid's Summer

Speaker Series.

 

Where: Stacey's Booksellers

 

581 Market Street, second floor

 

When: Wednesday July 30, 5:30pm-7:00pm

 

45 min.-1 hr presentation followed by 30 min. Q & A

 

For anyone interested in participating in an exciting debate of

wildlife conservation issues, Stephan's presentation will be followed

by a no-host social hour at the Sutter Station Tavern at 554 Market

Street.

 

For more information about WildAid or the Summer Speaker Series,

please call (415)834-3174 or email info.

 

 

WildAid is an international non-profit organization headquartered in

San Francisco that works with governments, local groups and the media

to eliminate the illegal trade of wildlife. WildAid has offices in

New York, Washington D.C., London, Cambodia, Thailand and the

Galapagos Islands.

 

www.wildaid.org