Wildlife Trade and the National Eagle & Wildlife Repository with USFWS Education Specialist, Taliah Farnsworth

 On Tuesday, April 25 at 7:00 PM ET, USFWS Education Specialist, Taliah Farnsworth will discuss "Wildlife Trade and the National Eagle & Wildlife Repository" at the National Conservation Training Center, Byrd Auditorium, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV.

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Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), the National Wildlife Property Repository is home to over one million confiscated wildlife products, ranging from traditional medicines to taxidermy, python boots to pangolin scales. These items hold a storied history of wildlife crime and protection, including the impact of the illegal wildlife trade on species and ecosystems, the continued demand for illegal wildlife products, and more. Learn about this unique facility and the work of OLE to combat wildlife trafficking, including by facilitating a legal wildlife trade worth billions each year and operating the one-of-a-kind National Eagle Repository.

Taliah Farnsworth is the Education Specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement and the National Eagle and Wildlife Property Repository near Denver, Colorado. Taliah is passionate about people, nature, and the intersection of the two, and has dedicated her career to exploring the many human dimensions of conservation challenges through education. Before holding this role, Taliah coordinated science education programs for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and supported the Peabody Award-winning podcast Threshold. Taliah holds as Masters of Arts of Teaching in biology from Miami University (Ohio) and a Bachelor of Arts in biology from the University of Denver.

This program will be re-broadcast online - April 27 at 2:00 pm ET at: https://livestream.com/nctc

These talks are a part of the NCTC Conservation Lecture Series, which is cosponsored by The Friends of the NCTC - http://www.friendsofnctc.org . No tickets or reservations are required.

                                             All are welcome!

Upcoming Speakers: NCTC Conservation Lecture Series

All events begin at 7:00 pm in the NCTC Byrd Auditorium

• May 1 - “A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps” Film Screening - Alana DeJoseph, Filmmaker
• May 18 - "Mexican Wolf Recovery Program" - Maggie Dwire, Deputy Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator, FWS Ecological Services
• June 13 - "The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The First Fifty Years" - Lowell E. Baier, Author & Environmental Historian

For more information, please contact Mark Madison (304-876-7276) mark_madison@fws.gov.