Why Should We Care About Nature?

Noted herpetologist Harry Greene will discuss his book, Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art. Through an exploration of frogs, snakes, African megafuana and other charismatic wildlife, discover how natural history, aesthetics, and ethics underpin conservation. A Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, Greene is a recipient of the E.O. Wilson Award from the American Society of Naturalists.