Photo: Ed Clark
When: Thursday, January 19, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Virtual
Members: $15
Non-members: $25
The Wildlife Center of Virginia (WCV) is the leading teaching and research hospital for wildlife and conservation medicine. It trains veterinary students and professionals from every vet school in the U.S. and Canada and from nearly 40 other countries worldwide. The Center was named Conservation Organization of the Year for the entire U.S. in 2007. It produces the Emmy-nominated, weekly series “Untamed,” that appears on PBS affiliates nationwide. Ed Clark will introduce us to WCV and its important work and update us on new initiatives underway to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Ed Clark is co-founder and President of the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Since the late 1970s, Ed Clark has been a national leader in the field of conservation. Ed has served on the boards of more than a dozen conservation organizations and on several state and federal agency boards and advisory committees. His involvement has ranged from wilderness designation and public land management to pesticide regulation and endangered species protection. He is also a well-known television personality, having hosted several series, including “Wildlife Emergency” on Animal Planet, “Virginia Outdoors” on Virginia Public Television, and “Untamed” on PBS, and has been a frequent guest on network television programs.